CVE-2023-50943

Apache Airflow: Potential pickle deserialization vulnerability in XComs

Description

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.1, have a vulnerability that allows a potential attacker to poison the XCom data by bypassing the protection of "enable_xcom_pickling=False" configuration setting resulting in poisoned data after XCom deserialization. This vulnerability is considered low since it requires a DAG author to exploit it. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.1 or later, which fixes this issue.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36255 third party advisory patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx278v0twqzxkcts70tc04cp3f8p56pn vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/4 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-50943?
CVE-2023-50943 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-50943?
To fix CVE-2023-50943, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-50943 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-50943 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-50943?
CVE-2023-50943 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.
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