VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1309
Malicious XML content could cause information disclosure or remote code execution.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.52% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- apache/nifi
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1309Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1309Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.