Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow

Published: 2024-09-10

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-45034 CVE-2024-45498
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-78
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Apache Airflow Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU96967

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45034

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application allows DAG authors to add local settings to the DAG folder and get it executed by the scheduler. A remote user can compromise the affected system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Airflow: 2.0.0 - 2.10.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/41672
https://lists.apache.org/thread/b4fcw33vh60yfg9990n5vmc7sy2dcgjx

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU96966

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45498

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in example_inlet_event_extra.py shipped as an example script. A remote user with DAG trigger permission can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.