Apache StreamPipes is an open-source platform for real-time data analysis and processing (streaming analytics) , designed especially for IoT, Industry 4.0 and monitoring systems .
Simply put: it is used to collect, process and analyze continuous streams of data (sensors, logs, events, streams) without having to write a lot of code .
A recently discovered vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-47411, reveals that the tool’s user identification mechanism can be exploited to allow standard users to take full administrative control.
The development team has closed the vulnerability in the latest version of the software. Users of affected versions are advised to update to version 0.98.0 , which fixes the issue.
According to the statement , a user with a legitimate, non-administrator account can exploit this vulnerability, which affects a wide range of installations, specifically Apache StreamPipes versions 0.69.0 to 0.97.0.
This identity theft is achieved by “manipulating JWT tokens,” the secure credentials used to manage user sessions. By creating specific tokens, an attacker can fool the system into believing they are the administrator, bypassing standard privilege checks.
The vulnerability allows an attacker to “swap the username of an existing user with that of an administrator.” For a tool designed to manage industrial IoT data, the implications of an administrative takeover are serious.
Once administrative control is gained, an attacker can perform “data tampering, unauthorized access, and other security breaches.” This could allow attackers to corrupt analytical data or disrupt the flow of information in industrial environments.
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