CVE-2017-12623 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Apache NiFi versions prior to 1.4.0. An authorized user could upload a malicious template, enabling them to access sensitive files on the system. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited over a network with low complexity by an authenticated user, leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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