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SCA: security update for org.apache.nifi:nifi (GHSA-qj7f-j6h9-g5rq)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 418163

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2017-12623)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qj7f-j6h9-g5rq

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 418163

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12623

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12623

cwe: CWE-611