Apache Airflow <2.8.1 XCom Poisoning via enable_xcom_pickling bypass
CVE-2023-50943 Published on January 24, 2024
Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.1, have a vulnerability that allows a potential attacker to poison the XCom data by bypassing the protection of "enable_xcom_pickling=False" configuration setting resulting in poisoned data after XCom deserialization. This vulnerability is considered low since it requires a DAG author to exploit it. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.1 or later, which fixes this issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-50943 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?
The application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.
CVE-2023-50943 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow:- Before 2.8.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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