CVE-2019-0216
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Stored XSS
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
CVE-2019-0216- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
CVE-2019-0216- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0015 No score
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0015- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p7v-2jvj-v54r
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Stored XSS
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
GHSA-8p7v-2jvj-v54r- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
CVE-2019-0216- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8p7v-2jvj-v54r
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Stored XSS
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
GHSA-8p7v-2jvj-v54r- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-214 No score
A malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.3 | 1.10.3 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.3, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.2 Show 12 moreShow less1.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.8.11.8.21.8.2rc11.9.0 |
1.10.3 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.3b1, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.2 Show 8 moreShow less1.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.8.11.8.21.8.2rc11.9.0 |
1.10.3b1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-0216 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Apache Airflow, published April 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.66%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 1.10.3.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/2de387213d45bc626d27554a1bde7b8c67d08720901f82a50b6f4231%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/10/6
securityfocus.com/bid/107869
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0216
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p7v-2jvj-v54r
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web.archive.org/web/20200227081055/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107869