GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi

MEDIUM Published 2022-01-06 Modified 2021-03-29 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2020-13940
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.nifi:nifi
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-611
Reviewed
2021-03-29

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.nifi:nifi: >= 1.0.0, < 1.12.0-RC1 → fixed in 1.12.0-RC1

Description

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).

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2020-13940 In Apache NiFi 1.0.0 to 1.11.4, the notification service manager and various policy authorizer and user group provider objects allowed… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness

References