Improper Access Control on Configurations Endpoint for the Stable API of Apache Airflow allows users with Viewer or User role to get Airflow Configurations including sensitive information even when `[webserver] expose_config` is set to `False` in `airflow.cfg`. This allowed a privilege escalation attack. This issue affects Apache Airflow 2.0.0.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0014 Improper Access Control on Configurations Endpoint for the Stable API of Apache Airflow allows users with Viewer or User role to get Airflow Configurations including sensitive information even when `[webserver] expose_config` is set to `False` in `airflow.cfg`. This allowed a privilege escalation attack. This issue affects Apache Airflow 2.0.0.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ffw3-6mp6-jmvj Improper Access Control in Apache Airflow
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

Upgrade to Airflow 2.0.1 or remove `can read on Configurations` permission from the roles like Viewer and Users if you want to restrict users with those roles to view configurations in 2.0.0.

History

No history.

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:27:54.002Z

Reserved: 2021-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-17T15:15:13.500

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:56:28.070

Link: CVE-2021-26559

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses