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CVE-2017-1000486: Primetek Primefaces Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-01-10
- EPSS: 94.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2018-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-326
Description
Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution
Affected products
- Primetek Primefaces: from 4.0 through 4.0.24; from 5.0 before 5.2.21; from 5.3 before 5.3.8 — fixed in 5.2.21, 5.3.8
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Primetek Primefaces 5.2.21, 5.3.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html
- https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/
- https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/
- http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html
- https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/
- https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486
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