CVE-2023-25956: Apache Airflow AWS Provider Error Message Leakage
Summary
CVE-2023-25956: Apache Airflow AWS Provider Generates Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. Affects apache-airflow-providers-amazon versions < 7.2.1. Fixed in 7.2.1. How to fix ↓
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Background
The Apache Airflow AWS Provider is a package that enables Apache Airflow to interact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for orchestrating workflows. It provides operators and hooks to manage AWS resources, facilitating tasks such as data processing and cloud resource management. However, certain versions of this package are vulnerable to a security issue that can expose sensitive information through error messages.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability arises from the generation of error messages that inadvertently include sensitive information. This can lead to unauthorized access to confidential data, potentially compromising user credentials or other sensitive details. The issue affects versions of the Apache Airflow AWS Provider prior to 7.2.1, making it critical for users to upgrade to the patched version to mitigate risks.
How To Fix
Minimum fixed version
7.2.1
This is the first release that contains the fix.
pip install --upgrade "apache-airflow-providers-amazon==7.2.1"Tip — Not sure which version your app runs? Vulert can match this fix to it. Scan free →
Workaround
As a temporary workaround, you can implement error handling in your workflows to avoid exposing sensitive information. For example, you can catch exceptions and log generic error messages without revealing sensitive data. Here is a sample code snippet:
try: # Your AWS operation here except Exception as e: log.error('An error occurred while processing the request.')
Conclusion
The Apache Airflow AWS Provider has a significant vulnerability that can expose sensitive information through error messages. It is crucial to update to version 7.2.1 or later to protect against this risk. Additionally, implementing error handling can serve as a temporary measure until the upgrade is completed.
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FAQ
CVE-2023-25956 is a vulnerability in the Apache Airflow AWS Provider that allows sensitive information to be included in error messages.
Versions prior to 7.2.1 of the Apache Airflow AWS Provider are affected by this vulnerability.
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The CVSS score of this vulnerability is 7.5, indicating a high severity level.
If you cannot upgrade immediately, implement error handling in your workflows to prevent sensitive information from being exposed in error messages.
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