Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache NiFi
In Apache NiFi 1.2.0 to 1.11.4, the NiFi UI and API were protected by mandating TLS v1.2, as well as listening connections established by processors like ListenHTTP, HandleHttpRequest, etc. However intracluster communication such as cluster request replication, Site-to-Site, and load balanced queues continued to support TLS v1.0 or v1.1.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.nifi:nifi | >= 1.2.0, < 1.12.0-RC1 | 1.12.0-RC1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9491
- https://github.com/apache/nifi/commit/441781cec50f77d9f1e65093f55bbd614b8c5ec6
- https://github.com/apache/nifi
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d9c21f9ec35d66f2bb42f8abe876dabd786166b6284e9a33582c718@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://nifi.apache.org/security#CVE-2020-9491
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-327- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.nifi:nifi- Disclosed
- 06.01.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rfmp-jvr7-hx78 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.nifi:nifi
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 21
- First → latest
- 12.2018 06.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 9
- Medium 10
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 3
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 16
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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