Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17836

Description

In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an experimental Airflow feature displayed authenticated cookies, as well as passwords to databases used by Airflow. An attacker who has limited access to airflow, whether it be via XSS or by leaving a machine unlocked can exfiltrate all credentials from the system.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
apache-airflowPyPI	< 1.9.0	1.9.0

Affected products

Apache/Airflow2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.8.2
- (no CPE)range: Apache Airflow <= 1.8.2
ghsa-coords
pkg:pypi/apache-airflow
Range: < 1.9.0

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gqg-3fxr-9hv7ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17836ghsaADVISORY
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2019-149.yamlghsaWEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57@%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3Envd

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