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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-1310 affects older Apache NiFi releases. Malicious JMS content could trigger a denial of service through an underlying ActiveMQ client deserialization issue. The cited fix is included in Apache NiFi 1.6.0 by upgrading activemq-client to 5.15.3.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted availability risk for older NiFi environments using JMS. Prioritize upgrade if NiFi supports business-critical data movement or receives messages from less-trusted sources.
Technical view
Apache NiFi 0.1.0 through 1.5.0 inherited a JMS deserialization denial-of-service risk from the ActiveMQ client vulnerability referenced as CVE-2015-5254. Apache states the NiFi fix was applying activemq-client 5.15.3 in NiFi 1.6.0.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where affected NiFi 1.x deployments use JMS integrations and process JMS content from external, shared, or weakly trusted message sources. Non-JMS NiFi deployments are less directly exposed based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Public details identify potential denial of service from malicious JMS content, not confirmed exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The advisory is concise and provides no CVSS, CWE, detailed prerequisites, or exploit indicators. Analysis should stay scoped to NiFi JMS exposure and the stated ActiveMQ client dependency fix.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Apache NiFi prior 1.x releases to NiFi 1.6.0 or an appropriate later release.
- Confirm the deployed NiFi build includes activemq-client 5.15.3 or later vendor-approved dependency.
- Review Apache NiFi security guidance before applying environment-specific compensating controls.
- Limit JMS message sources to trusted brokers and producers where upgrade timing is constrained.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Apache NiFi versions and flag 0.1.0 through 1.5.0.
- Identify NiFi flows that consume JMS content.
- Verify upgraded deployments run NiFi 1.6.0 or later applicable release.
- Check dependency manifests for activemq-client 5.15.3 or vendor-approved later version.
- Review monitoring for unexplained NiFi service instability around JMS processing.
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1310CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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