SB2020020715 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow 

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SB2020020715 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow

Published: February 7, 2020 Updated: December 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020020715
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: N/A)

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

The vulnerability exists due to "/airflow/bin/cli.py" writes passwords in clear text into log file. A local user with access to the system can read the log file and obtain user's password.


2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17513)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References