Apache Airflow vulnerable to XSS and local file disclosure
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. This also presented a Local File Disclosure vulnerability to any file readable by the webserver process.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | airflow | < 1.10.6 | 1.10.6 |
| Python (PyPI) | apache-airflow | < 1.10.6rc1 | 1.10.6rc1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12417
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/caf1f264b845153b9a61b00b1a57acb7c320e743
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc
- https://github.com/apache/airflow
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2019-216.yaml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f3aa5ff9c7cdb5424b6463c9013f6cf5db83d26c66ea77130cbbe1bc@%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
- https://pypi.org/project/airflow
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
airflow, apache-airflow- Disclosed
- 30.10.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2019-216 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-617 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: airflow
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 10.2019 11.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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