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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2017-12623 EUVD-2022-4986GHSA-qj7f-j6h9-g5rq

XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi

Published Oct 10, 2017 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache NiFi 1.0.0 to 1.3.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.nifi:nifi >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0 GHSA-qj7f-j6h9-g5rq

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