# CVE-2018-17195: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Apache nifi

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-17195-cleartext-transmission-of-sensitive-information-in-apache-nifi  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-12-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-17195 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-12-20

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Apache nifi

Technologies: [org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-nifi-nifi). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-17195 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-17195 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-17195?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 20 December 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.8.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-17195?** Yes. org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-17195?** Check whether you run org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.nifi:nifi to 1.8.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.8.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-17195
- GHSA-3jq8-jg75-rqv6

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