Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting apache-airflow package, versions [,2.10.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-APACHEAIRFLOW-7925458
  • published 10 Sep 2024
  • disclosed 7 Sep 2024
  • credit Nhien Pham

How to fix?

Upgrade apache-airflow to version 2.10.1 or higher.

Overview

apache-airflow is a platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output through the example_inlet_event_extra.py DAG configuration. An attacker with DAG trigger permissions can execute arbitrary commands by exploiting this vulnerability.

Workaround

It is recommended not to example DAGs in your deployment.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    High
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None