Apache Tika JAR Detection

info Nessus Plugin ID 280145

Synopsis

Detected a JAR file of Apache Tika on the host.

Description

A foundational JAR file of Apache Tika was found on the remote Windows, Linux, or Unix host.

Note that enabling 'Perform thorough tests':

- Is required for searching the file systems of Windows hosts

- Enables expanded searching of file systems of Linux hosts

- Enables examination of the manifest file for the version

Note that for plugin memory exhaustion reasons, manifest file inspection is only performed on Windows hosts if the filesize is 5000kb or less. Override by creating a custom setting called 'jar_inspection_filesize_limit' with an integer value greater or less than 5000000 bytes.

See Also

https://tika.apache.org/

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 280145

File Name: apache_tika_jar_detect.nbin

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/30/2025

Updated: 1/19/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tika

Required KB Items: Host/detect/db/JAR