CVE-2021-44145
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the TransformXML processor of Apache NiFi before 1.15.1 an authenticated user could configure an XSLT file which, if it included malicious external entity calls, may reveal sensitive information.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-rq96-qhc5-vm4rExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache NiFi2022-01-05ghsa · osvUS
In the TransformXML processor of Apache NiFi before 1.15.1 an authenticated user could configure an XSLT file which, if it included malicious external entity calls, may reveal sensitive information.
- BIT-nifi-2021-44145Apache NiFi information disclosure by XXE2025-09-12vendor · osvUS
In the TransformXML processor of Apache NiFi before 1.15.1 an authenticated user could configure an XSLT file which, if it included malicious external entity calls, may reveal sensitive information.
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references (8)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/17/1cnnvd
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#1.15.1-vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44145cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021121704cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/17/1enisa_euvd
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#1.15.1-vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/17/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#1.15.1-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisorynvd
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