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Medium

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache NiFi

  • Disclosed: 05.01.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

In the TransformXML processor of Apache NiFi before 1.15.1 an authenticated user could configure an XSLT file which, if it included malicious external entity calls, may reveal sensitive information.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.nifi:nifi < 1.15.1 1.15.1

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.nifi:nifi
Disclosed
05.01.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 12:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rq96-qhc5-vm4r - 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.

All (21) in the archive
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

Severity:
  1. Code injection in Apache NiFi and NiFi Registry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2022-33140 >= 1.10.0, < 1.16.3 1.16.3
  2. Origin Validation Error in Apache NiFi
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-7667 < 0.7.4, >= 1.0.0, < 1.3.0 0.7.4, 1.3.0
  3. Injection in Apache NiFi
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2017-5636 < 0.7.2, >= 1.0.0, < 1.1.2 0.7.2, 1.1.2
  4. Apache NiFi XSS issue in context path handling
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2017-15697 >= 1.0.0, < 1.5.0 1.5.0
  5. Apache NiFi host header poisoning issue
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-12632 >= 1.0.0, < 1.5.0 1.5.0
  6. Apache NiFi JMS Deserialization issue
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-1310 < 1.6.0 1.6.0
  7. Improper Authentication In Apache NiFi
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-5635 < 0.7.2, >= 1.0.0, < 1.1.2 0.7.2, 1.1.2
  8. Multiple components in Apache NiFi do not restrict XML External Entity references
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-29265 >= 0.0.1, < 1.16.1 1.16.1
  9. Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache NiFi
    High · 7.5 CVE-2020-9491 >= 1.2.0, < 1.12.0-RC1 1.12.0-RC1
  10. Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache NiFi
    High · 7.5 CVE-2020-9487 >= 1.0.0, < 1.12.0-RC1 1.12.0-RC1
  11. Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache NiFi this entry
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2021-44145 < 1.15.1 1.15.1
  12. Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Apache nifi
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-17195 >= 1.0.0, < 1.8.0 1.8.0

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