CVE-2020-17515
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 11, 2020 at 01:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAirflow
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%
Description
The "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit. This issue affects Apache Airflow versions prior to 1.10.13. This is same as CVE-2020-13944 but the implemented fix in Airflow 1.10.13 did not fix the issue completely.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.10.152.0.0 ≤ v < 2.0.2Apache Airflow ≤ v < 1.10.13
Affected range stops below 1.10.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/11/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/01/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2892ef594dbbf54d0939b808626f52f7c2d1584f8aa1d81570847d2a%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2892ef594dbbf54d0939b808626f52f7c2d1584f8aa1d81570847d2a%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2892ef594dbbf54d0939b808626f52f7c2d1584f8aa1d81570847d2a%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3Ex_refsource_MISCMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4656959c8ed06c1f6202d89aa4e67b35ad7bdba5a666caff3fea888e%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra8ce70088ba291f358e077cafdb14d174b7a1ce9a9d86d1b332d6367%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc005f4de9d9b0ba943ceb8ff5a21a5c6ff8a9df52632476698d99432%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3ECVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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