SB2020121108 - Information disclosure in Apache Airflow 



SB2020121108 - Information disclosure in Apache Airflow

Published: December 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020121108
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17511)

The 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.