Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-17511 |
CWE-ID | CWE-312 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Apache Airflow Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | Apache Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU48935
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17511
CWE-ID:
CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists when creating an admin user account via Airflow CLI or when creating a Connection with a password field. The user's passwords gets logged in plain text in the Log table in Airflow Metadatase. A local user can view the log table and obtain user passwords.
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Vulnerable software versionsApache Airflow: 1.0.0 - 1.10.12
External linkshttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/206
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.