CVE-2020-13927: Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass

Published Nov 10, 2020
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Updated

"The previous default setting for Airflow's Experimental API was to allow all API requests without authentication, but this poses security risks to users who miss this fact. From Airflow 1.10.11 the default has been changed to deny all requests by default and is documented at https://airflow.apache.org/docs/1.10.11/security.html#api-authentication. Note this change fixes it for new installs but existing users need to change their config to default [api]authbackend = airflow.api.auth.backend.denyall as mentioned in the Updating Guide: https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/1.10.11/UPDATING.md#experimental-api-will-deny-all-request-by-default"

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Apache Airflow<1.10.11
pip/apache-airflow<1.10.11
1.10.11
Apache Airflow's Experimental API

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/apache-airflow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.10.11
  2. Configuration

    For existing Airflow 1.10.11 installations, update the config to set default authentication backend to deny all requests: [api]auth_backend = airflow.api.auth.backend.deny_all (the default changed for new installs).

    Apache Airflow Experimental API [api]auth_backend = airflow.api.auth.backend.deny_all

Event History

Nov 10, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Apr 30, 2021
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:34 PM
Jan 18, 2022
Known Exploited
via CISA·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via CISA·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-13927.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is 'Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass'.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13927?

The severity of CVE-2020-13927 is critical with a score of 9.8.

4

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Apache Airflow's Experimental API version up to 1.10.11.

5

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update to Apache Airflow version 1.10.11 or higher.

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