High severity · published Mar 14, 2024
CVE-2024-28746
Apache Airflow: Ignored Airflow Permissions
8.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache Airflow, versions 2.8.0 through 2.8.2, has a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with limited permissions to access resources such as variables, connections, etc from the UI which they do not have permission to access.
Users of Apache Airflow are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.3 or newer to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Apache Airflow · Apache Software Foundation
2.8.0 before 2.8.3 · source: vendor
AI
Airflow · Apache
2.8.0 before 2.8.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28746
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28746
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/13/5
Patch
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/37881
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/b4pffc7w7do6qgk4jjbyxvdz5odrvny7
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