High severity · published Jan 23, 2019
CVE-2017-15720
In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an authenticated user can execute code remotely on the Airflow webserver by creating a special object
8.8
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an authenticated user can execute code remotely on the Airflow webserver by creating a special object.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% 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
Apache Airflow <= 1.8.2 · source: vendor
AI
Airflow · Apache
through 1.8.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15720
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15720
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
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