What is GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8?

GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8 cover?

GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2020-13940. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8?

GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8?

GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8 affects 1 product, including: maven/org.apache.nifi:nifi:\u003e= 1.0.0, \u003c= 1.11.4.

GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8MediumCVSS 5.5

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

January 6, 2022

Last Modified

February 1, 2023

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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).

🎯 Affected products1

maven/org.apache.nifi:nifi:>= 1.0.0, <= 1.11.4

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13940
https://github.com/apache/nifi/commit/7f0416ee8bdcee95e28409cc6fae9c1394c2a798
https://nifi.apache.org/security#CVE-2020-13940
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4xf-3pmq-3hw8