Apache Airflow HDFS Provider up to 4.1.0 PIP Package inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache Airflow HDFS Provider up to 4.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PIP Package Handler. The manipulation leads to inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-41267. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow HDFS Provider up to 4.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component PIP Package Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-829. The product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Apache Airflow HDFS Provider, versions prior to 4.1.1, a documentation info pointed users to an install incorrect pip package. As this package name was unclaimed, in theory, an attacker could claim this package and provide code that would be executed when this package was installed. The Airflow team has since taken ownership of the package (neutralizing the risk), and fixed the doc strings in version 4.1.1

The weakness was presented 09/14/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-41267 since 08/27/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2023).

Upgrading to version 4.1.1 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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Type

• Business Process Management Software

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• Apache

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• Airflow HDFS Provider

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• 4.0
• 4.1.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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