CVE-2022-38054 Session Fixation
Attackers can hijack user sessions in Apache Airflow when using the database session backend, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-38054?
CVE-2022-38054 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Airflow, published on 2 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the `database` webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38054?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow and airflow. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow PyPI | From 2.2.4 | 2.3.4rc1 |
apache-airflow PyPI | From 2.2.4 | 2.3.4rc1 |
apache-airflow PyPI | From 2.2.4 | 2.3.4rc1 |
airflow Bitnami | From 2.2.4 | 2.3.4 |
Products include Apache Airflow.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38054?
Upgrade apache-airflow to 2.3.4rc1 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2022-38054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow
- CVE-2020-13927 Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2020-11978 Apache Airflow Command Injection
- CVE-2026-33264 Apache Airflow: DAG author RCE on webserver via unrestricted import_string() in BaseSerialization.deserialize()
- CVE-2023-25754 Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs
- CVE-2023-22884 Apache Airflow, Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: Arbitrary file read via MySQL provider in Apache Airflow
Sources
Also known as BIT-airflow-2022-38054, GHSA-5ff8-7639-6v6g, PYSEC-2022-263.