Security restrictions bypass in Apache Airflow - CVE-2021-45230
Published: January 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45230
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user with "can_create" permissions on DAG Runs can create Dag Runs for dags that they don't have "edit" permissions for.
Affected software
Apache Airflow
How to mitigate CVE-2021-45230
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Airflow - update to 2.2.0