Weak Password Requirements Affecting mlflow package, versions [,2.19.0rc0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-MLFLOW-9486737
  • published21 Mar 2025
  • disclosed20 Mar 2025
  • creditkrishnast545

Introduced: 20 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2025-1474  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-521  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mlflow to version 2.19.0rc0 or higher.

Overview

mlflow is a platform to streamline machine learning development, including tracking experiments, packaging code into reproducible runs, and sharing and deploying models.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Weak Password Requirements due to the lack of enforcement on password creation during new user account setup. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the system by exploiting accounts created without passwords.

PoC

  1. Log in as an admin;

  2. Navigate to the signup page;

  3. Fill in the required fields (e.g., username) but leave the password field blank;

  4. Submit the form to create the user.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1