# CVE-2018-20244: In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrar

- Also known as: GHSA-99CV-8CVV-666C, PYSEC-2019-142
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10.2
- Published: 2019-02-27 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow: Apache Airflow \<= 1.10.1
- apache-airflow (PyPI): fixed in 1.10.2

## Description

In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow, apache-airflow, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f656fddf9c49293b3ec450437c46709eb01a12d1645136b2f1b8573b%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2de387213d45bc626d27554a1bde7b8c67d08720901f82a50b6f4231%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/10/6

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