CVE-2021-45230 (GCVE-0-2021-45230)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-20 10:25 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Airflow: Creating DagRuns didn't respect Dag-level permissions in the Webserver
Summary
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.2.0. This CVE applies to a specific case where a User who has "can_create" permissions on DAG Runs can create Dag Runs for dags that they don't have "edit" permissions for.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Permission checks were limited.
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/m778ojn0k595rwco4… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow |
Affected:
Apache Airflow 1.10 1.10.0 to 1.10.15
Affected: Apache Airflow 2 , < 2.2.0 (custom) |
guessed |
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