CVE-2020-9485
Stored XSS in Apache Airflow
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
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
6.1
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
CVE-2020-9485- 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
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
CVE-2020-9485- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0042 No score
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0042- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j38c-25fj-mr84
5.3
Stored XSS in Apache Airflow
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
GHSA-j38c-25fj-mr84- 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
6.1
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
CVE-2020-9485- 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-j38c-25fj-mr84
5.3
Stored XSS in Apache Airflow
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
GHSA-j38c-25fj-mr84- 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-2020-9485 No score
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
BIT-airflow-2020-9485- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-23 No score
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Chart pages of the the "classic" UI.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-23- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.11 | 1.10.11 |
airflowBitnami |
before 1.10.11 | 1.10.11 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.11, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.101.10.10rc11.10.10rc2 Show 41 moreShow less1.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.11rc11.10.11rc21.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.21.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.41.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.51.10.5rc11.10.61.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.71.10.7rc11.10.7rc21.10.7rc31.10.81.10.8rc11.10.91.10.9rc11.8.11.8.21.8.2rc11.9.0 |
1.10.11 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.11rc1, plus listed versions 1.8.11.8.2rc11.8.21.9.01.10.0 Show 39 moreShow less1.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.11.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.21.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.31.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.41.10.5rc11.10.51.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.61.10.7rc11.10.7rc21.10.7rc31.10.71.10.8rc11.10.81.10.9rc11.10.91.10.10rc11.10.10rc21.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.10 |
1.10.11rc1 |
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-2020-9485 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Airflow, published July 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.76%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 1.10.11.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7255cf0be3566f23a768e2a04b40fb09e52fcd1872695428ba9afe91%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9485
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j38c-25fj-mr84
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2020-23.yaml
github.com/apache/airflow