CVE-2017-1000486

Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
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
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:primetek:primefaces::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:primetek:primefaces::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:primetek:primefaces::::::::

History

05 Nov 2025, 19:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486 - US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2018-01-03 20:29

Updated : 2025-11-05 19:24

NVD link : CVE-2017-1000486

Mitre link : CVE-2017-1000486

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-1000486

JSON object : View

Products Affected

primetek

primefaces

CWE

CWE-326

Inadequate Encryption Strength

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