Cross-site scripting in Apache Airflow
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01277 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed airflow (PyPI): 1.10.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Apache Airflow | Apache Airflow up to 1.10.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | airflow (PyPI) | before 1.10.6 | 1.10.6 | Patch available | GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc |
- Apache Airflow Vendor— Affected Apache Airflow up to 1.10.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.6 Fixed in 1.10.6 Patch available GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 1.10.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12417
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- [airflow-users] 20191030 [CVE-2019-12417] Apache Airflow stored xss and local file disclosure vulnerability <= 1.10.5
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/caf1f264b845153b9a61b00b1a57acb7c320e743
- 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
More Apache Airflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10905 Missing authentication in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09638 OS command injection in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-19017 Apache Airflow <2.4.0 has an RCE in a bash example CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-16140 Apache Airflow: Variable Import endpoint missed authentication check CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08169 Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-26776 Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-12417 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12417 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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