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CVE-2023-29247: 
Apache Airflow vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in Apache Airflow versions before 2.6.0. The vulnerability (CVE-2023-29247) specifically affects the task instance details page in the UI, where user input was not properly sanitized before being rendered (Apache Mailing List, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the task instance details page, classified as CWE-79 (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of other users' browsers who access the task instance details page, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of the web interface (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Apache Airflow version 2.6.0. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later. The fix involves improving the way HTML elements are constructed using DOM API instead of template literals (GitHub PR, GitHub PR).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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