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CVE-2017-17836: Apache Airflow vulnerable to XSS

January 25, 2019 (updated September 12, 2024)

In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an experimental Airflow feature displayed authenticated cookies, as well as passwords to databases used by Airflow. An attacker who has limited access to airflow, weather it be via XSS or by leaving a machine unlocked can exfil all credentials from the system.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gqg-3fxr-9hv7
  • github.com/apache/airflow
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2019-149.yaml
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57@%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17836

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.9.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.9.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.9.0 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/apache-airflow/CVE-2017-17836.yml

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