Apache Airflow: Exposure of sensitive connection information, DOS and SSRF on "test connection" feature (Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow)

CVE-2023-37379
HIGH 8.1

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 1.96 % · percentile 80 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
apache
NVD status
Modified

Description

Apache Airflow, in versions prior to 2.7.0, contains a security vulnerability that can be exploited by an authenticated user possessing Connection edit privileges. This vulnerability allows the user to access connection information and exploit the test connection feature by sending many requests, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition on the server. Furthermore, malicious actors can leverage this vulnerability to establish harmful connections with the server. Users of Apache Airflow are strongly advised to upgrade to version 2.7.0 or newer to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability. Additionally, administrators are encouraged to review and adjust user permissions to restrict access to sensitive functionalities, reducing the attack surface.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Advisories

European references

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Airflowaffected 0 < 2.7.0

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD