7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-9491
Apache NiFi SSL/TLS Downgrade Vulnerability (Protocol Weakness)
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-9491 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9491 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache nifi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 16, 2023, 10:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Proof of concept for EPSS API interaction.

Python

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 13, 2023, 1:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-9491 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9491 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d9c21f9ec35d66f2bb42f8abe876dabd786166b6284e9a33582c718%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d9c21f9ec35d66f2bb42f8abe876dabd786166b6284e9a33582c718@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d9c21f9ec35d66f2bb42f8abe876dabd786166b6284e9a33582c718@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d9c21f9ec35d66f2bb42f8abe876dabd786166b6284e9a33582c718@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E Third Party Advisory https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-326 CWE-327
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d9c21f9ec35d66f2bb42f8abe876dabd786166b6284e9a33582c718@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://nifi.apache.org/security#CVE-2020-9491 No Types Assigned https://nifi.apache.org/security#CVE-2020-9491 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-326
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 1.11.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re48582efe2ac973f8cff55c8b346825cb491c71935e15ab2d61ef3bf@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-9491 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} 0.07%

score

0.65039

percentile

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