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CVE-2018-20244

In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database

In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00847
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache airflow< 1.10.2
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI apache-airflow fixed in 1.10.2
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Feb 2019 · 06:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/10/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2de387213d45bc626d27554a1bde7b8c67d08720901f82a50b6f4231%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f656fddf9c49293b3ec450437c46709eb01a12d1645136b2f1b8573b%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
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