CVE-2020-13944
Apache Airflow Cross-site Scripting
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.
- Record
CVE-2020-13944- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.
- Record
CVE-2020-13944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0038 No score
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0038- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pwq-fj89-6rjc
Apache Airflow Cross-site Scripting
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the origin parameter passed to some of the endpoints like /trigger and was vulnerable to a XSS exploit.
- Record
GHSA-4pwq-fj89-6rjc- 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 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.
- Record
CVE-2020-13944- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4pwq-fj89-6rjc
Apache Airflow Cross-site Scripting
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the origin parameter passed to some of the endpoints like /trigger and was vulnerable to a XSS exploit.
- Record
GHSA-4pwq-fj89-6rjc- 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 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-airflow-2020-13944 No score
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.
- Record
BIT-airflow-2020-13944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-19 No score
In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-19- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.12 | 1.10.12 |
airflowBitnami |
before 1.10.15, 2.0.0 up to 2.0.2 | 1.10.152.0.2 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.12, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.101.10.10rc11.10.10rc2 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.111.10.11rc11.10.11rc21.10.12rc11.10.12rc21.10.12rc31.10.12rc41.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.21.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.41.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.51.10.5rc11.10.61.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.71.10.7rc11.10.7rc21.10.7rc31.10.81.10.8rc11.10.91.10.9rc11.8.11.8.21.8.2rc1 |
1.10.12 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.12, plus listed versions 1.8.11.8.2rc11.8.21.9.01.10.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.11.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.21.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.31.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.41.10.5rc11.10.51.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.61.10.7rc11.10.7rc21.10.7rc31.10.71.10.8rc11.10.81.10.9rc11.10.91.10.10rc11.10.10rc21.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.101.10.11rc11.10.11rc21.10.111.10.12rc11.10.12rc21.10.12rc3 |
1.10.12 |
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-2020-13944 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Airflow, published September 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.1%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 1.10.12.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r97e1b60ca508a86be58c43f405c0c8ff00ba467ba0bee68704ae7e3e%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/11/2
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13944
github.com/apache/airflow/commit/5c2bb7b0b0e717b11f093910b443243330ad93ca
Left out here: 2 versions. The JSON record has them.