Apache Airflow up to 4.x Hive Provider. command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow up to 4.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Hive Provider.. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-46421. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Airflow up to 4.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Hive Provider.. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider: before 5.0.0.

The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2022. The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-46421 since 12/04/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Airflow 5.0.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

12/04/2022 🔍
12/20/2022 +16 days 🔍
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04/16/2025 +848 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org
Product: github.com

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216362

Entryinfo

Created: 12/20/2022 16:00
Updated: 04/16/2025 21:14
Changes: 12/20/2022 16:00 (41), 01/21/2023 08:56 (11), 04/16/2025 21:14 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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