VDB-251951 · CVE-2023-50943 · GCVE-0-2023-50943

Apache Airflow up to 2.8.0 Xcom Data deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow up to 2.8.0. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Xcom Data Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-50943. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow up to 2.8.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Xcom Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.1, have a vulnerability that allows a potential attacker to poison the XCom data by bypassing the protection of "enable_xcom_pickling=False" configuration setting resulting in poisoned data after XCom deserialization. This vulnerability is considered low since it requires a DAG author to exploit it. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.1 or later, which fixes this issue.

The weakness was released 01/24/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-50943 since 12/16/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.8.1 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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Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Apache

Name

Airflow

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.apache.org/
Product: https://github.com/apache/airflow/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Airflow 2.8.1
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

12/16/2023 🔍
01/24/2024 +39 days 🔍
01/24/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2024 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org
Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-50943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251951

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2024 14:45
Updated: 02/17/2024 21:58
Changes: 01/24/2024 14:45 (40), 02/17/2024 21:58 (11)
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