CVE-2021-38540

Summary

The variable import endpoint was not protected by authentication in Airflow >=2.0.0, <2.1.3. This allowed unauthenticated users to hit that endpoint to add/modify Airflow variables used in DAGs, potentially resulting in a denial of service, information disclosure or remote code execution. This issue affects Apache Airflow >=2.0.0, <2.1.3.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Apache Software FoundationApache AirflowApache Airflow < 2.1.3affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-269: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Workarounds

Upgrade to Apache Airflow >=2.1.3

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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