[MAVEN:GHSA-Q4XF-3PMQ-3HW8] Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi

Severity Moderate

Affected Packages 1

Fixed Packages 1

CVEs 1

In Apache NiFi 1.0.0 to 1.11.4, the notification service manager and various policy authorizer and user group provider objects allowed trusted administrators to inadvertently configure a potentially malicious XML file. The XML file has the ability to make external calls to services (via XXE).

Package	Affected Version
pkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi	>= 1.0.0, <= 1.11.4

Package	Fixed Version
pkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi	= 1.12.0-RC1

ID: MAVEN:GHSA-Q4XF-3PMQ-3HW8
Severity: moderate
URL: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8
Published: 2022-01-06T20:41:00
(2 years ago)
Modified: 2023-02-01T05:05:15
(19 months ago)
Rights: Maven Security Team

Source	# ID	Name	URL
			https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13940
			https://github.com/apache/nifi/commit/7f0416ee8bdcee95e28409cc6fae9c1394c2a798
			https://nifi.apache.org/security#CVE-2020-13940
			https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8

Type	Package URL	Namespace	Name / Product	Version	Distribution / Platform	Arch	Patch / Fix
Affected	pkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi	org.apache.nifi	nifi	>= 1.0.0 <= 1.11.4
Fixed	pkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi	org.apache.nifi	nifi	= 1.12.0-RC1

# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	Exploits	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date
# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date