CVE-2023-22884 Apache Airflow, Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: Arbitrary file read via MySQL provider in Apache Airflow
Attackers can exploit command injection in the MySQL provider to read arbitrary files or execute code, requiring an upgrade to secure Apache Airflow deployments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-22884?
CVE-2023-22884 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Apache Airflow, published on 21 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow, Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow MySQL Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.5.1; Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: before 4.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22884?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow, airflow and apache-airflow-providers-mysql. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.5.1 |
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.5.1 |
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.5.1 |
airflow Bitnami | All versions | 2.5.1 |
apache-airflow-providers-mysql PyPI | All versions | 4.0.0 |
apache-airflow-providers-mysql PyPI | All versions | 4.0.0 |
1 more packages
apache-airflow-providers-mysql PyPI | All versions | 4.0.0 |
Products include Apache Airflow, Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22884?
Upgrade apache-airflow to 2.5.1 or later.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-22884 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22884 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-2022-38649 Apache Airflow Pinot provider allowed Command Injection
Sources
Also known as BIT-airflow-2023-22884, GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c, PYSEC-2026-268, PYSEC-2026-279, ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2023-22884.