# CVE-2017-1000486

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

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2017-1000486
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-01-10; CISA due date 2022-07-10
- EPSS: 94.10% (percentile 99.8)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 8 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2018-01-18)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-07)
- Weakness: CWE-326
- Published: 2018-01-03

## Affected

- primetek:primefaces

## References

- [other] https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152
- [other] https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/
- [other] http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486

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