Execution with Unnecessary Privileges 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-7925460
  • published 10 Sep 2024
  • disclosed 7 Sep 2024
  • credit Seokchan Yoon

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 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges due to the ability of DAG authors to add local settings to the DAG folder which then gets executed by the scheduler. An attacker can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by manipulating the DAG configuration files. This vulnerability is can be exploited by an attacker with DAG author permissions.

CVSS Scores

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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