CVE-2023-42792

Apache Airflow: Improper access control to DAG resources

Published Oct 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Apache Airflow, in versions prior to 2.7.2, contains a security vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with limited access to some DAGs, to craft a request that could give the user write access to various DAG resources for DAGs that the user had no access to, thus, enabling the user to clear DAGs they shouldn't.

Users of Apache Airflow are strongly advised to upgrade to version 2.7.2 or newer to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j3w8-2p2h-mrr9 Apache Airflow vulnerable to privilege escalation
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00313}

epss

{'score': 0.00409}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Apache Airflow, in versions prior to 2.7.2, contains a security vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with limited access to some DAGs, to craft a request that could give the user write access to various DAG resources for DAGs that the user had no access to, thus, enabling the user to clear DAGs they shouldn't. Users of Apache Airflow are strongly advised to upgrade to version 2.7.2 or newer to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability. Apache Airflow, in versions prior to 2.7.2, contains a security vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with limited access to some DAGs, to craft a request that could give the user write access to various DAG resources for DAGs that the user had no access to, thus, enabling the user to clear DAGs they shouldn't. Users of Apache Airflow are strongly advised to upgrade to version 2.7.2 or newer to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 5:09 PM
Reserved
Sep 14, 2023, 9:32 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 14, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:24 AM