CVE-2017-15697

CVE-2017-15697 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Apache NiFi versions prior to 1.5.0. An attacker can exploit this by injecting malicious external resources or embedded code into the X-ProxyContextPath or X-Forwarded-Context headers. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness.