Apache NiFi PMC would like to announce the discovery and resolution of 
CVE-2017-12623. This issue has been resolved and a new version of the Apache 
NiFi project was released in accordance with the Apache Release Process.

Apache NiFi is an easy to use, powerful, and reliable system to process and 
distribute data. It supports powerful and scalable directed graphs of data 
routing, transformation, and system mediation logic.

Fixed in Apache NiFi 1.4.0 (Released: October 2, 2017)

CVE-2017-12623: Apache NiFi XXE issue when loading template

Severity: Medium

Versions Affected:

Apache NiFi 1.0.0 - 1.3.0

Description: An authorized user could upload a template which contained 
malicious code and accessed sensitive files via an XML External Entity (XXE) 
attack.

Mitigation: 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.

Credit: This issue was discovered by Paweł Gocyla.

For more information: https://nifi.apache.org/security.html

Andy LoPresto
alopre...@apache.org
alopresto.apa...@gmail.com
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