CVE-2020-9485 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.

Published: 2020-07-16

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Airflow

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.10.10 and below`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0042	An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the \"classic\" UI.
Github GHSA	GHSA-j38c-25fj-mr84	Stored XSS in Apache Airflow

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0276.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7255cf0be3566f23a768e2a04b40fb09e52fcd1872695428ba9afe91%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Airflow

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2020-07-16T23:21:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:26:16.269Z

Reserved: 2020-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-9485

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-07-17T00:15:11.413

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:28:02.187

Link: CVE-2020-9485

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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