SCA: security update for org.apache.nifi:nifi (GHSA-3pp3-77j6-8ph6)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 409633

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- In Apache NiFi 1.0.0 to 1.11.4, the NiFi download token (one-time password) mechanism used a fixed cache
size and did not authenticate a request to create a download token, only when attempting to use the token
to access the content. An unauthenticated user could repeatedly request download tokens, preventing
legitimate users from requesting download tokens. (CVE-2020-9487)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pp3-77j6-8ph6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 409633

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Tenable Cloud Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9487

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-9487

cwe: CWE-306