Format string error in Apache Airflow - CVE-2022-40604
Published: September 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67538
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40604
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error when parsing parts of the URL. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input that contains format string specifiers and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Apache Airflow
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40604
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Airflow - update to 2.4.0