Advisory record · GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi

CVSS 5.5 MediumEPSS 0.019 · 80th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 6 Jan 2022, 20:41 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
org.apache.nifi:nifiMaven>=1.0.0, <1.12.0-RC11.12.0-RC1
Identifiers
GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8 · BIT-nifi-2020-13940 · CVE-2020-13940
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611
Published
6 Jan 2022
Updated
15 Sept 2025

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Apache NiFi versions 1.0.0 through 1.11.4 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection. The notification service manager and some policy authorizer and user group provider objects let trusted administrators configure an XML file that can make external calls to services. Upgrade to NiFi 1.12.0-RC1 or later, which contains the fix.

Written 7 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
5.5 Medium 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N GitHub Advisory Database
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.019, the 80th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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