Apache Airflow up to 2.9.2 Scheduler doc_md code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow up to 2.9.2. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Scheduler. The manipulation of the argument doc_md results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-39877. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow up to 2.9.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Scheduler. The manipulation of the argument doc_md with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apache Airflow 2.4.0, and versions before 2.9.3, has a vulnerability that allows authenticated DAG authors to craft a doc_md parameter in a way that could execute arbitrary code in the scheduler context, which should be forbidden according to the Airflow Security model. Users should upgrade to version 2.9.3 or later which has removed the vulnerability.

The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-39877 since 07/01/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• Apache

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• Airflow

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• 2.9.0
• 2.9.1
• 2.9.2

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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