Information disclosure in Apache Airflow

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU69472

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27949

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the way the Apache Airflow UI displays sensitive information. A remote user can view unmasked secrets in rendered template values for tasks which were not executed (for example when they were depending on past and previous instances of the task failed).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Airflow: 2.0.0 - 2.3.0

External links

http://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/22754
http://lists.apache.org/thread/n38oc5obb48600fsvnbopxcs0jpbp65p
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/14/3

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.