CVE-2017-17836
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | apache-airflow | <1.9.0 | 1.9.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17836
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gqg-3fxr-9hv7
- https://github.com/apache/airflow
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2019-149.yaml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57@%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.