High severity · published Jan 24, 2024
CVE-2023-50943
Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.1, have a vulnerability that allows a potential attacker to poison the XCom data by bypassing the protection of "enable_xcom_pickling=False"…
7.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.1, have a vulnerability that allows a potential attacker to poison the XCom data by bypassing the protection of "enable_xcom_pickling=False" configuration setting resulting in poisoned data after XCom deserialization. This vulnerability is considered low since it requires a DAG author to exploit it. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.1 or later, which fixes this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Airflow · Apache
before 2.8.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50943
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50943
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn
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