CVE-2023-39553 Apache Airflow Drill Provider Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can read arbitrary files on the Airflow server by passing malicious parameters to the DrillHook connection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-39553?

CVE-2023-39553 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Airflow Drill Provider, published on 11 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Drill Provider.

Apache Airflow Drill Provider is affected by a vulnerability that allows an attacker to pass in malicious parameters when establishing a connection with DrillHook giving an opportunity to read files on the Airflow server. This issue affects Apache Airflow Drill Provider: before 2.4.3. It is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39553?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow-providers-apache-drill and apache-airflow. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
apache-airflow-providers-apache-drill PyPIAll versions2.4.3
apache-airflow-providers-apache-drill PyPIAll versions2.4.3
apache-airflow-providers-apache-drill PyPIAll versions2.4.3
apache-airflow PyPIAll versions2.4.3

Products include Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Apache-Drill.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39553?

Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-apache-drill to 2.4.3 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-39553 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39553 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mq4v-6vg4-796c, PYSEC-2023-136, PYSEC-2026-1137.

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