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TI-2020-09643 Aliases CVE-2020-11983GHSA-q4p3-qw5c-mhpc

Cross-site scripting in Apache Airflow

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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

An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. It was discovered that many of the admin management screens in the new/RBAC UI handled escaping incorrectly, allowing authenticated users with appropriate permissions to create stored XSS attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01766 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed apache-airflow (PyPI): 1.10.11

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Airflowup to 1.10.10—No fix listedCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 1.10.111.10.11Patch availableGHSA-q4p3-qw5c-mhpc
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected up to 1.10.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.11 Fixed in 1.10.11 Patch available GHSA-q4p3-qw5c-mhpc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.10.10VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.10 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-q4p3-qw5c-mhpc apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 1.10.11 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4p3-qw5c-mhpc

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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