Security Advisory

CVE-2020-9487

7.5
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

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.
Published Date October 1, 2020
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory