CVEs / CVE-2017-1000486
CVE-2017-1000486: Primetek Primefaces Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 10 Jan 2022
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 94.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Primetek Primefaces is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution
Description
Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 10 Jan 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 10 Jul 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-326 |
References
- CVE-2017-1000486 on NVD
- CVE-2017-1000486 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/ Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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