9.8

CVE-2018-1309: apache software foundation apache nifi

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-42wx-65g4-5cxv
Published 23-05-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1309 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache nifi. EPSS estimates a 4.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.52% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Org.apache.nifi1 product
  • nifi-standard-processors≥ 0.1.0, < 1.6.0

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links