CVE-2020-13940

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In Apache NiFi 1.0.0 to 1.11.4, the notification service manager and various policy authorizer and user group provider objects allowed trusted administrators to inadvertently configure a potentially malicious XML file. The XML file has the ability to make external calls to services (via XXE).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-611

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 1, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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