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CVE-2018-1309

Published: May 23, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-611
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache NiFi External XML Entity issue in SplitXML processor. Malicious XML content could cause information disclosure or remote code execution. The fix to disable external general entity parsing and disallow doctype declarations was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.6.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

Apache NiFiApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
nifiapache
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
org.apache.nifi:nifi-standard-processorsMavenOSS Libraries
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1309
nifi.apache.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1309
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/nifi/commit/28067a29fd13cdf8e21b440fc65c6dd67872522f
github.com
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Timeline

Published
May 23, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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