XML injection (XXE) In org.apache.nifi:nifi-standard-processors

Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi Apache NiFi External XML Entity issue in SplitXML processor. Malicious XML content could cause information disclosure or remote code execution. The fix to disable external general entity parsing and disallow doctype declarations was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.6.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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