Session Fixation

published 2022-09-02 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-airflow-2022-38054 , EUVD-2022-0009 , GHSA-5ff8-7639-6v6g , PYSEC-2022-263

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the `database` webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

pypi apache-airflow 2.3.4rc1
bitnami airflow 2.3.4

Exploit prediction

2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	apache-airflow	>=2.2.4, <2.3.4rc1	2.3.4rc1
bitnami	airflow	>=2.2.4, <2.3.4	2.3.4

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow

Classification

Weakness

CWE-384 Session Fixation

References

lists.apache.org /thread/rsd3h89xdp16rg0ltovx3m7q3ypkxsbb
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory, advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory, advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38054
advisory, web
github.com /advisories/GHSA-5ff8-7639-6v6g
advisory
github.com /apache/airflow
package
github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2022-263.yaml
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary