CVE-2023-40272

Apache Airflow Spark Provider, versions before 4.1.3, is affected by a vulnerability that allows an attacker to pass in malicious parameters when establishing a connection giving an opportunity to read files on the Airflow server. It is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected.

Published: Aug 17, 2023
Updated: May 4, 2025
CVE: CVE-2023-40272
GHSA: GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

CWE-20

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark	-	4.1.3
apache / apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark	-	4.1.3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/17/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/18/1
https://lists.apache.org/thread/t03gktyzyor20rh06okd91jtqmw6k1l7

Vulnerability Database

CVE-2023-40272