CVE-2017-15712

Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 4.3.0 and 5.0.0-beta1 to expose private files on the Oozie server process. The malicious user can construct a workflow XML file containing XML directives and configuration that reference sensitive files on the Oozie server host.

Published: 2018-02-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-15712 is rated Moderate Risk (57.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.64%). EPSS rose +1.94% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15712

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.69% 2.64% +1.94%
2 2025-06-17 0.90% 0.69% -0.20%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.90% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15712

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15712

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2017-15712

GHSA-2fx6-r6qx-3c7h · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Path Traversal in Apache Oozie

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15712

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache oozie 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.2.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:3.3.2:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.0.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.2.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.3.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:4.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache oozie 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15712

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