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CVE-2020-17511

In Airflow versions prior to 1.10.13, when creating a user using airflow CLI, the password gets logged in plain text in the Log table in Airflow Metadatase. Same happened when creating a Connection with a password field.

CVSS 6.5 · MediumBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

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  • Security researchers with Intezer have discovered several misconfigured Apache Airflow instances that exposed sensitive information to anyone on the Internet. Improperly secured, the Airflow instances were found to expose credentials of cloud services providers, social media platforms, and payment processing services, including AWS, Slack, PayPal, and others.

    newswww.securityweek.comOct 6, 2021, 8:22 AM

Exploit code

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