Medium severity · published Nov 2, 2022
CVE-2022-43985
Apache Airflow prior to 2.4.2 has an open redirect
6.1
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.4.2, there was an open redirect in the webserver's `/confirm` endpoint.
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)1.6% · higher than 76% 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
before 2.4.2 · source: vendor
AI
Airflow · Apache
before 2.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43985
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43985
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27143
Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread/m13y9s5kw92fw9l8j4qd85h0txp4kfcq
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