[MAVEN:GHSA-QJ7F-J6H9-G5RQ] XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi

Severity Moderate

Affected Packages 1

Fixed Packages 1

CVEs 1

An authorized user could upload a template which contained malicious code and accessed sensitive files via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. The fix to properly handle XML External Entities was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.4.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

Package	Affected Version
pkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi	>= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0

Package	Fixed Version
pkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi	= 1.4.0

ID: MAVEN:GHSA-QJ7F-J6H9-G5RQ
Severity: moderate
URL: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qj7f-j6h9-g5rq
Published: 2022-05-17T00:26:27
(2 years ago)
Modified: 2023-01-30T05:01:08
(19 months ago)
Rights: Maven Security Team

Source	# ID	Name	URL
			https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12623
			https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-12623
			https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qj7f-j6h9-g5rq

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 < 1.4.0
Fixed	pkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi	org.apache.nifi	nifi	= 1.4.0

# 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