Critical severity · published Jan 23, 2019
CVE-2017-17836
In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an experimental Airflow feature displayed authenticated cookies, as well as passwords to databases used by Airflow
9.8
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an experimental Airflow feature displayed authenticated cookies, as well as passwords to databases used by Airflow. An attacker who has limited access to airflow, whether it be via XSS or by leaving a machine unlocked can exfiltrate all credentials from the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% 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-2017-17836
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17836
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
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