Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-13940
CVE-2020-13940
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).
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.nifi:nifiMaven | >= 1.0.0, < 1.12.0-RC1 | 1.12.0-RC1 |
Affected products
4- Apache/NiFidescription
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:bitnami/nifipkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifipkg:rpm/opensuse/tuxguitar&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.11.4+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.0.0, <= 1.11.4
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.0.0, < 1.12.0-RC1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.0-2.1
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13940ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/apache/nifi/commit/7f0416ee8bdcee95e28409cc6fae9c1394c2a798ghsaWEB
- nifi.apache.org/securityghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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