CVE-2018-20244
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Stored XSS
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
CVE-2018-20244- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/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 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
CVE-2018-20244- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0010 No score
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0010- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99cv-8cvv-666c
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Stored XSS
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
GHSA-99cv-8cvv-666c- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
CVE-2018-20244- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-99cv-8cvv-666c
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Stored XSS
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
GHSA-99cv-8cvv-666c- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-142 No score
In Apache Airflow before 1.10.2, a malicious admin user could edit the state of objects in the Airflow metadata database to execute arbitrary javascript on certain page views.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-142- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.2 | 1.10.2 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 1.10.2, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.2b2 Show 7 moreShow less1.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.8.11.8.21.8.2rc11.9.0 |
1.10.2 |
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-2018-20244 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apache Airflow, published February 27, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 1.10.2.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/f656fddf9c49293b3ec450437c46709eb01a12d1645136b2f1b8573b%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/10/6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20244
github.com/advisories/GHSA-99cv-8cvv-666c
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