CVE-2024-41937 Apache Airflow: Stored XSS Vulnerability on provider link
A malicious provider developer can execute cross-site scripting attacks when users click provider documentation links in Apache Airflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-41937?
CVE-2024-41937 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Airflow, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Apache Airflow, versions before 2.10.0, have a vulnerability that allows the developer of a malicious provider to execute a cross-site scripting attack when clicking on a provider documentation link. This would require the provider to be installed on the web server and the user to click the provider link. Users should upgrade to 2.10.0 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41937?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow and airflow. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.10.0 |
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.10.0 |
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.10.0 |
airflow Bitnami | All versions | 2.10.0 |
Products include Apache Airflow.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41937?
Upgrade apache-airflow to 2.10.0 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-41937 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41937 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-2024-41937, ECHO-8a2e-b832-32db, GHSA-w7cp-g8v7-r54m, PYSEC-2024-181.