7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-50943
Apache Airflow XCom Poisoning Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-50943 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache airflow
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-50943.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4 Mailing List
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4 Mailing List
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn Mailing List Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-50943 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-50943 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4
    Added Reference https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255 No Types Assigned https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Apache Software Foundation CWE-502
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.52 }} 0.00%

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0.76707

percentile

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