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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-17192

The X-Frame-Options headers were applied inconsistently on some HTTP responses, resulting in duplicate or missing security headers. Some browsers would interpret these results incorrectly, allowing clickjacking attacks. Mitigation: The fix to consistently apply the security headers was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.8.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-17192

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Dec 2018, 14:29 UTC

The X-Frame-Options headers were applied inconsistently on some HTTP responses, resulting in duplicate or missing security headers. Some browsers would interpret these results incorrectly, allowing clickjacking attacks. Mitigation: The fix to consistently apply the security headers was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.8.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

osv:CVE-2018-17192
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17192",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-17192",
    "summary": "The X-Frame-Options headers were applied inconsistently on some HTTP responses, resulting in duplicate or missing security headers. Some browsers would interpret these results incorrectly, allowing clickjacking attacks. Mitigation: The fix to consistently apply the security headers was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.8.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-17192",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-17192",
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        "GHSA-2xpp-75vr-22vq"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                },
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                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "range": [
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                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:38.843311987Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-17192"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434545,
  "published_at": "2018-12-19T14:29:00.347+00:00"
}