Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU85793

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Apache Airflow and Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider - CVE-2023-51702

Published: January 25, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85793

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51702

CWE-ID: CWE-532

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to Airflow worker serializes Kubernetes configuration file for authentication as a dictionary and sends it to the triggerer by storing it in metadata without any encryption. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Affected software

Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider

How to mitigate CVE-2023-51702

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Airflow - update to 2.6.1
Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider - update to 7.0.0

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