Apache Airflow vulnerable to Stored XSS

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2018-20244 · GHSA-99cv-8cvv-666c · PYSEC-2019-142 · Published 27/02/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-20244 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting apache-airflow, airflow (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 80.3% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.10.2 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
apache-airflow PyPI	`< 1.10.2`	`1.10.2`
airflow apache	`< 1.10.2`	`1.10.2`

Description

In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.

NVD description

In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

apache-airflow

PyPI

< 1.10.2

1.10.2

airflow

apache

< 1.10.2

1.10.2

Description

In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.

NVD description

In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.

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