Apache NiFi 1.8.0 Error Page message-page.jsp Request Header Reflected cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apache NiFi 1.8.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file message-page.jsp of the component Error Page. Performing a manipulation as part of Request Header results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-17193. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apache NiFi 1.8.0. This affects some unknown functionality of the file message-page.jsp of the component Error Page. The manipulation as part of a Request Header leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The message-page.jsp error page used the value of the HTTP request header X-ProxyContextPath without sanitization, resulting in a reflected XSS attack. Mitigation: The fix to correctly parse and sanitize the request attribute value was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.8.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

The bug was discovered 10/26/2018. The weakness was shared 12/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at nifi.apache.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-17193 since 09/19/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 54 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:message-page.jsp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-128111, VDB-128110 and VDB-128108 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Apache

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• NiFi

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• 1.8.0

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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