Apache Airflow Pig Provider <4.0.0 OS Command Injection (CVE-2022-40189)
CVE-2022-40189 Published on November 22, 2022
Apache Airlfow Pig Provider RCE
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Pig Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Pig Provider versions prior to 4.0.0. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Pig Provider is installed (Pig Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Pig Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-40189 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2022-40189 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airlfow Pig Provider:- Version unspecified and below 4.0.0 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.3.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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