CVE-2022-40954

Apache Airflow Spark Provider RCE that bypass restrictions to read arbitrary files

State
Published
Severity
5.5 Medium
Published
Nov 22, 2022
Updated
Apr 29, 2025
Reserved
Sep 19, 2022

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Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Spark Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to read arbtrary files in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Spark Provider versions prior to 4.0.0. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Spark Provider is installed (Spark Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Spark Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version that has lower version of the Spark Provider installed).

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Apache Airflow Spark ProviderApache Software Foundation
  • before 4.0.0Affected
Apache AirflowApache Software Foundation
  • before 2.3.0Affected

References

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