CVE-2020-13927 Apache Airflow's Experimental API: login or permission bypass
In plain words: A door that should be locked is not: part of the system can be reached without a valid login or permission. The attacker gets in as a user or administrator without knowing a password.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Jul 18, 2022
What to do
- Install Apache's security update for Airflow's Experimental API. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass
- Product
- Apache Airflow's Experimental API
- CISA description
- The previous default setting for Airflow's Experimental API was to allow all API requests without authentication.
- Type of flaw
- Login or permission bypass (CWE-1188, CWE-306)
- Confirmed exploited
- Jan 18, 2022
- US federal patch deadline
- Jul 18, 2022
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Questions about CVE-2020-13927
Is CVE-2020-13927 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-13927 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 18, 2022, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13927?
Install Apache's security update for Airflow's Experimental API. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-13927?
Only if you use Apache Airflow's Experimental API. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.