#VU49123 Use of hard-coded credentials in Apache Airflow - CVE-2020-17526
Published: December 21, 2020 / Updated: December 23, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49123
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17526
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Airflow relies on session management based on the default [webserver] secret_key value. A remote attacker, who successfully authenticated at one website can re-use the same session to authenticate on another unrelated website, if both web servers are configured with the default [webserver] secret_key value.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.