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TI-2023-13659 Aliases CVE-2023-29247GHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr

Stored XSS on 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

Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01984 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.6.0apache-airflow (PyPI): 2.6.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Airflowbefore 2.6.02.6.0Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 2.6.02.6.0Patch availableGHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.6.0 Fixed in 2.6.0 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.0 Fixed in 2.6.0 Patch available GHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.6.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.6.0
  • Fix · GHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.6.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 2.6.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-11026 Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logsPriority MEDIUM 53
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29247
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • 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
See all 157 →

Sources

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