CVE-2019-12398
XSS in Apache Airflow
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
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
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
- Record
CVE-2019-12398- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
- Record
CVE-2019-12398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0035 No score
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0035- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjvg-q57v-mjjc
XSS in Apache Airflow
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
- Record
GHSA-rjvg-q57v-mjjc- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
- Record
CVE-2019-12398- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rjvg-q57v-mjjc
XSS in Apache Airflow
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
- Record
GHSA-rjvg-q57v-mjjc- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-162 No score
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.5 when running with the "classic" UI, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views. The new "RBAC" UI is unaffected.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.5 | 1.10.5 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.5, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.2 Show 21 moreShow less1.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.41.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.5rc11.8.11.8.21.8.2rc11.9.0 |
1.10.5 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.5, plus listed versions 1.8.11.8.2rc11.8.21.9.01.10.0 Show 21 moreShow less1.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.11.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.21.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.31.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.41.10.5rc1 |
1.10.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12398 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Apache Airflow, published January 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.82%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 1.10.5.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72487ad6b23d18689896962782f8c93032afe5c72a6bfd23b253352b%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/14/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12398
github.com/apache/airflow/blob/1.10.5/CHANGELOG.txt