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CVE-2020-17511: Apache Airflow logs passwords in plaintext

December 17, 2020 (updated September 11, 2024)

In Airflow versions prior to 1.10.13, when creating a user using airflow CLI, the password gets logged in plain text in the Log table in Airflow Metadatase. The same happenes when creating a Connection with a password field.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8
  • github.com/apache/airflow
  • github.com/apache/airflow/commit/4e32546faf227a6497ce8b282fff7450cae6f665
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2020-262.yaml
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree782a29d927b96bf0b39fb92e2f1f09ea3112a985f7a08ce93765ac%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17511

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.10.13

Fixed versions

  • 1.10.13

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.10.13 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Source file

pypi/apache-airflow/CVE-2020-17511.yml

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