Vulnerability record

CVE-2017-1000486

Primetek Primefaces Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Primefaces Application, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jul 10, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
Primefaces ApplicationPrimetekKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2017-1000486 scored CVSS 9.8: Primetek Primefaces Application, Primetek Primefaces Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Primefaces Application systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000486
  • blog.mindedsecurity.com http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html
  • cryptosense.com https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/
  • github.com https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486