CVE-2023-50943
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | apache-airflow | <2.8.1rc1 | 2.8.1rc1 |
| PyPI | apache-airflow | <2.8.1 | 2.8.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50943
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/2c4c5bc604e9ab0cc1e98f7bee7d31d566579462
- https://github.com/apache/airflow
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2024-13.yaml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.