Apache Airflow: Potential XSS Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Apache Airflow versions before 2.9.3 have a vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject a malicious link when installing a provider. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.3, which fixes this 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 2.9.3 | 2.9.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow (PyPI) | before 2.9.3 | 2.9.3 | Patch available | GHSA-j482-47xf-p25c |
- Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.9.3 Fixed in 2.9.3 Patch available CNA
- apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.9.3 Fixed in 2.9.3 Patch available GHSA-j482-47xf-p25c
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.9.3
- Fix · GHSA-j482-47xf-p25c apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.9.3 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache Airflow 2.9.3
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-26776 Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-schedulerPriority HIGH 73
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39863
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j482-47xf-p25c
References
Advisory 2
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-2024-39863 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-39863 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j482-47xf-p25c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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