Vulnerability identifier: #VU69478

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40189

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
apache-airflow-providers-apache-pig
Universal components / Libraries / Programming Languages & Components

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

apache-airflow-providers-apache-pig: 1.0.0 - 3.0.0

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External links
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/154
http://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27644

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.