CVE-2021-26559 (GCVE-0-2021-26559)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-17 14:15 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:27
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Title
CWE-284 Improper Access Control on Configurations Endpoint for the Stable API
Summary
Improper Access Control on Configurations Endpoint for the Stable API of Apache Airflow allows users with Viewer or User role to get Airflow Configurations including sensitive information even when `[webserver] expose_config` is set to `False` in `airflow.cfg`. This allowed a privilege escalation attack. This issue affects Apache Airflow 2.0.0.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control on Configurations Endpoint for the Stable API
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1090 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Affected: Apache Airflow 2.0.0
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Credits
Apache Airflow would like to thank Ian Carroll for reporting this issue.
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