Sensitive information in log files in Apache NiFi
Priority LOW 38CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
In Apache NiFi 0.0.1 to 1.11.0, the flow fingerprint factory generated flow fingerprints which included sensitive property descriptor values. In the event a node attempted to join a cluster and the cluster flow was not inheritable, the flow fingerprint of both the cluster and local flow was printed, potentially containing sensitive values in plaintext.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03124 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.nifi:nifi-framework-core (Maven): 1.12.0-RC1org.apache.nifi:nifi-security-utils (Maven): 1.12.0-RC1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Apache NiFi | Apache NiFi 0.0.1 to 1.11.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.nifi:nifi-framework-core (Maven) | 0.0.1 to before 1.12.0-RC1 | 1.12.0-RC1 | Patch available | GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx |
| — | org.apache.nifi:nifi-security-utils (Maven) | 0.0.1 to before 1.12.0-RC1 | 1.12.0-RC1 | Patch available | GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx |
- Apache NiFi Vendor— Affected Apache NiFi 0.0.1 to 1.11.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.nifi:nifi-framework-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.0.1 to before 1.12.0-RC1 Fixed in 1.12.0-RC1 Patch available GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx
- org.apache.nifi:nifi-security-utils (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.0.1 to before 1.12.0-RC1 Fixed in 1.12.0-RC1 Patch available GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx org.apache.nifi:nifi-framework-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.12.0-RC1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx org.apache.nifi:nifi-security-utils (Maven) Fixed in 1.12.0-RC1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx
References
Advisory 2
More Apache Nifi vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17293 Apache NiFi: Potential Code Injection with Database Services using H2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16549 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Eclipse Jetty CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2019-07411 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Commons Beanutils CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2017-11471 Improper input validation in Apache NiFi CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01212 XML external entity injection in Apache NiFi CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03489 Deserialization of untrusted data in jackson-databind CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-1942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q8g-gpfp-v8gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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