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CVE-2020-1928 json

Apache NiFi Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

published 6y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-nifi-2020-1928 , EUVD-2022-0716 , GHSA-w4fj-ccr6-7pcp

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.0%
EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability was found in Apache NiFi 1.10.0. The sensitive parameter parser would log parsed values for debugging purposes. This would expose literal values entered in a sensitive property when no parameter was present.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.nifi:nifi-parameter 1.11.0

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Exploit prediction

3.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.nifi:nifi-parameter
>=1.10.0, <1.11.0
1.11.0
bitnami nifi
>=1.10.0, <=1.10.0
no fix listed

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache NiFi

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Sources

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