CVE-2019-12417 json
Apache Airflow vulnerable to XSS and local file disclosure
published 2019-10-30 7 y ago modified 2026-07-06 4 mo ago also GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc , PYSEC-2019-216 , PYSEC-2026-617 , EUVD-2019-0017
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. This also presented a Local File Disclosure vulnerability to any file readable by the webserver process.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | airflow | <1.10.6 |
1.10.6 |
| pypi | apache-airflow | <1.10.6rc1 |
1.10.6rc1 |
Affected products
- n/a Apache Airflow
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/apache/airflow/commit/caf1f264b845153b9a61b00b1a57acb7c320e743
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/f3aa5ff9c7cdb5424b6463c9013f6cf5db83d26c66ea77130cbbe1bc%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12417
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc
advisory
-
github.com
/apache/airflow
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2019-216.yaml
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/f3aa5ff9c7cdb5424b6463c9013f6cf5db83d26c66ea77130cbbe1bc@%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
web
-
pypi.org
/project/airflow
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-12417
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q3p4-gw7r-wqjc
- NVD CVE-2019-12417
- OSV PYSEC-2019-216
- OSV PYSEC-2026-617
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