CVE-2023-28710
Apache Airflow Spark Provider Arbitrary File Read via JDBC
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Spark Provider: before 4.0.1.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Spark Provider: before 4.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-28710- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.5
Apache Airflow Spark Provider Arbitrary File Read via JDBC
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Spark Provider: before 4.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-28710- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1288
7.5
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Spark Provider: before 4.0.1.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1288- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffj9-4crc-q7wf
7.5
Apache Airflow Spark Provider vulnerable to improper input validation
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider before 4.0.1 is vulnerable to improper input validation because the host and schema of JDBC Hook can contain / and ? which is used to denote the end of the field.
- Record
GHSA-ffj9-4crc-q7wf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Apache Airflow Spark Provider Arbitrary File Read via JDBC
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Spark Provider: before 4.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-28710- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-ffj9-4crc-q7wf
7.5
Apache Airflow Spark Provider vulnerable to improper input validation
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider before 4.0.1 is vulnerable to improper input validation because the host and schema of JDBC Hook can contain / and ? which is used to denote the end of the field.
- Record
GHSA-ffj9-4crc-q7wf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1140
7.5
Apache Airflow Spark Provider vulnerable to improper input validation
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider before 4.0.1 is vulnerable to improper input validation because the host and schema of JDBC Hook can contain / and ? which is used to denote the end of the field.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1140- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow-providers-apache-sparkPyPI |
before 4.0.1 | 4.0.1 |
apache-airflow-providers-apache-sparkPyPI |
before 4.0.1, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.0b11.0.0b21.0.0rc11.0.1 Show 29 moreShow less1.0.1rc11.0.21.0.2rc11.0.31.0.3rc12.0.02.0.0rc12.0.0rc22.0.12.0.1rc12.0.22.0.2rc12.0.32.0.3rc12.1.02.1.0rc12.1.0rc22.1.12.1.1rc12.1.22.1.2rc12.1.32.1.3rc13.0.03.0.0rc13.0.0rc24.0.04.0.0rc14.0.1rc1 |
4.0.1 |
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-2023-28710 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Software Foundation Airflow Spark Provider, published April 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark 4.0.1.
References
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/30223
lists.apache.org/thread/lb9w9114ow00h2nkn8bjm106v5x1p1d2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/07/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28710
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ffj9-4crc-q7wf
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/28xxx/CVE-2023-28710.json
github.com/apache/airflow
pypi.org/project/apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark