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CVE-2023-34468

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-06-12
  • Fixed in1.22.0
  • WeaknessCWE-94

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Description

The DBCPConnectionPool and HikariCPConnectionPool Controller Services in Apache NiFi 0.0.2 through 1.21.0 allow an authenticated and authorized user to configure a Database URL with the H2 driver that enables custom code execution. The resolution validates the Database URL and rejects H2 JDBC locations. You are recommended to upgrade to version 1.22.0 or later which fixes this issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-06-1216:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV · CISA-ADP
Apache nifi
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.22≥ 0.0.2, < 1.22.01.22.0
1.21≥ 0.0.2, ≤ 1.21.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apache, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache NiFiother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 0.0.2, ≤ 1.21.0no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-09-28

Fix

  1. Update Apache nifi to 1.22.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
7 repositories, unverifiedmbadanoiu/CVE-2023-34468shoucheng3/asf__nifi_CVE-2023-34468_1-21-00sbouabid-sec/CVE-2023-34468-POCJeanpt/CVE-2023-34468spikeyjr/CVE-2023-34468-PoC
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/apache_nifi_h2_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-06-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34468?

The DBCPConnectionPool and HikariCPConnectionPool Controller Services in Apache NiFi 0.0.2 through 1.21.0 allow an authenticated and authorized user to configure a Database URL with the H2 driver that enables custom code execution. The resolution validates the Database URL and rejects H2 JDBC locations. You are recommended to upgrade to version 1.22.0 or later which fixes this issue.

Is CVE-2023-34468 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-34468 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 61.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-34468?

CVE-2023-34468 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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