#VU48935 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Apache Airflow - CVE-2020-17511
Published: December 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48935
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17511
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists when creating an admin user account via Airflow CLI or when creating a Connection with a password field. The user's passwords gets logged in plain text in the Log table in Airflow Metadatase. A local user can view the log table and obtain user passwords.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.