Apache Airflow: Cache Control - Storage of Sensitive Data in Browser Cache
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Airflow. Airflow did not return "Cache-Control" header for dynamic content, which in case of some browsers could result in potentially storing sensitive data in local cache of the browser. This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.9.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.2, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Airflow | before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow (PyPI) | before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 | Patch available | GHSA-9xpj-62mm-24h2 |
- Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.9.2 Patch available CNA
- apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.9.2 Patch available GHSA-9xpj-62mm-24h2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.9.2
- Fix · GHSA-9xpj-62mm-24h2 apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.9.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25142
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xpj-62mm-24h2
References
Advisory 3
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-2024-25142 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-25142 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xpj-62mm-24h2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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