Description
The XMLFileLookupService in NiFi versions 1.3.0 to 1.9.2 allowed trusted users to inadvertently configure a potentially malicious XML file. The XML file has the ability to make external calls to services (via XXE) and reveal information such as the versions of Java, Jersey, and Apache that the NiFI instance uses.
Remediation
References
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2019-10080
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
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