CVE-2017-12623

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    CVE-2017-12623

    Published: 10 Oct 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An authorized user could upload a template which contained malicious code and accessed sensitive files via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. The fix to properly handle XML External Entities was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.4.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

    References: https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-12623

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 74d5224783dfdc513f6b3ad5ed96671d3c581707
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    1.0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High