Medium severity · published Feb 25, 2022
CVE-2021-45229
It was discovered that the "Trigger DAG with config" screen was susceptible to XSS attacks via the `origin` query argument
6.1
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
It was discovered that the "Trigger DAG with config" screen was susceptible to XSS attacks via the `origin` query argument. This issue affects Apache Airflow versions 2.2.3 and below.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Airflow · Apache
through 2.2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45229
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45229
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/phx76cgtmhwwdy780rvwhobx8qoy4bnk
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