CVE-2020-1928 json
Apache NiFi Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
published 2020-01-28 6 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo 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
- github.com/apache/nifi@42cb6e8 commit
- github.com/apache/nifi#3935 pull request
Exploit prediction
3.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
References
-
github.com
/apache/nifi/pull/3935
web
-
github.com
/apache/nifi/commit/42cb6e84898e66672878f61f99543d6af3c0a567
web
-
nifi.apache.org
/security.html#CVE-2020-1928
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r38a5b7943b9a62ecb853acc22ef08ff586a7b3c66e08f949f0396ab1%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r17aaa3a05b5b7fe9075613dd0c681efa60a4f8c8fbad152c61371b6e%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rd50baccd1bbb96c2327d5a8caa25a49692b3d68d96915bd1cfbb9f8b%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1928
advisory, web
-
github.com
/apache/nifi
package
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r17aaa3a05b5b7fe9075613dd0c681efa60a4f8c8fbad152c61371b6e@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r38a5b7943b9a62ecb853acc22ef08ff586a7b3c66e08f949f0396ab1@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rd50baccd1bbb96c2327d5a8caa25a49692b3d68d96915bd1cfbb9f8b@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-1928
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w4fj-ccr6-7pcp
- NVD CVE-2020-1928
- OSV BIT-nifi-2020-1928
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