Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow

Published: 2023-05-11

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-25754 CVE-2023-29247
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
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 information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU76045

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25754

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to privilege context switching error. A remote user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Airflow: 2.0.0 - 2.5.3

External links

http://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29506
http://lists.apache.org/thread/3y83gr0qb8t49ppfk4fb2yk7md8ltq4v
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/2

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.

2) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU76044

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29247

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data on the Task instance details page. A remote user can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.