CVE-2023-29247
Stored XSS on Apache Airflow
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-29247- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stored XSS on Apache Airflow
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-29247- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0030
0.0
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0030- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr
5.1
Apache Airflow vulnerable to stored Cross-site Scripting
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This issue affects Apache Airflow before 2.6.0.
- Record
GHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr
5.1
Apache Airflow vulnerable to stored Cross-site Scripting
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This issue affects Apache Airflow before 2.6.0.
- Record
GHSA-vcf6-3wv2-5vcr- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-airflow-2023-29247 No score
Stored XSS on Apache Airflow
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
- Record
BIT-airflow-2023-29247- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stored XSS on Apache Airflow
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-29247- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-60 No score
Task instance details page in the UI is vulnerable to a stored XSS.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-60- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 2.6.0 | 2.6.0 |
airflowBitnami |
before 2.6.0 | 2.6.0 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 2.6.0, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.101.10.10rc11.10.10rc2 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.111.10.11rc11.10.11rc21.10.121.10.12rc11.10.12rc21.10.12rc31.10.12rc41.10.131.10.13rc11.10.141.10.14rc11.10.14rc21.10.14rc31.10.14rc41.10.151.10.15rc11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.21.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.41.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.51.10.5rc11.10.61.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.7 |
2.6.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29247 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apache Airflow, published May 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 2.6.0.
References
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/30447
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/30779
lists.apache.org/thread/kqf5lxmko133780clsp827xfsh4xd3fl
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29247
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-60.yaml
github.com/apache/airflow/commit/46c85ec11d224c133da6c45c1186c9aa498a7e75
Left out here: 97 versions. The JSON record has them.