CVE-2017-1000486 — primefaces
CRITICALCVE-2017-1000486 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-326 vulnerability in org.primefaces:primefaces. It is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-10) — treat it as actively exploited and patch now. A fix is available for org.primefaces:primefaces — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Inadequate Encryption Strength
Exploitation Status
Actively exploited in the wild
- Confirmed by CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-01-10. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-07-10.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA (KEV catalog and SSVC triage) for CVE-2017-1000486.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2017-1000486 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.primefaces:primefacesReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.primefaces:primefaces | ≥ 5.0&&< 6.0 | 6.0org.primefaces:primefaces:6.0 |
Affected Products
primefacesprimetekResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Primefaces 5.x - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
by Bjoern Schuette · Jan 18, 2018
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.primefaces:primefaces, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.primefaces:primefaces to 6.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2017-1000486 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How to detect CVE-2017-1000486
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2017-1000486 -u https://target- Template
- Primetek Primefaces 5.x - Remote Code Execution
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
- Remediation
- Apply the latest security patches or upgrade to a newer version of the Primetek Primefaces application.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (Moritz Nentwig), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2017-1000486 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.