CVE-2019-10080 Apache NiFi information disclosure by XXE

What is CVE-2019-10080?

CVE-2019-10080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, published on 19 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10080?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.nifi:nifi and org.apache.nifi:nifi-security. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Nifi.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10080?

Upgrade org.apache.nifi:nifi to 1.10.0 or later.

Is CVE-2019-10080 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Nifi

• CVE-2018-1309 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15697 Apache NiFi XSS issue in context path handling Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-5636 Injection in Apache NiFi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-68981 Apache NiFi: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption through Decompression of HTTP Requests High 8.8
• CVE-2023-36542 Apache NiFi: Potential Code Injection with Properties Referencing Remote Resources High 8.8

All Apache Nifi vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-744r-vv2g-2x6g.