CVE-2022-38054
Session Fixation
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
CVE-2022-38054- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Session Fixation
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
CVE-2022-38054- Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0009 No score
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0009- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5ff8-7639-6v6g
Apache Airflow Session Fixation vulnerability
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
GHSA-5ff8-7639-6v6g- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5ff8-7639-6v6g
Apache Airflow Session Fixation vulnerability
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
GHSA-5ff8-7639-6v6g- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-airflow-2022-38054 No score
Session Fixation
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
BIT-airflow-2022-38054- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Session Fixation
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
CVE-2022-38054- Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-263 No score
In Apache Airflow versions 2.2.4 through 2.3.3, the database webserver session backend was susceptible to session fixation.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2022-38054 No score
CVE-2022-38054 in rootio-apache-airflow - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2022-38054 in the rootio-apache-airflow package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2022-38054- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
2.2.4 up to 2.3.4rc1 | 2.3.4rc1 |
airflowBitnami |
2.2.4 up to 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
2.2.4 up to 2.3.4rc1, plus listed versions 2.2.52.2.5rc12.2.5rc22.2.5rc32.3.0 Show 12 moreShow less2.3.0b12.3.0rc12.3.0rc22.3.12.3.1rc12.3.22.3.2rc12.3.2rc22.3.32.3.3rc12.3.3rc22.3.3rc3 |
2.3.4rc1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2022-38054 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Airflow, published September 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.19%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 2.3.4rc1.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/rsd3h89xdp16rg0ltovx3m7q3ypkxsbb
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38054
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2022-263.yaml