Security advisory

{
  "id": "5abfc9892557a5450b6b4d2a1ea90ebd6d97ba926a15300d7a5a75b0d82ce5c1",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17836",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-17836",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-17836",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-17836",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-17836",
        "GHSA-9gqg-3fxr-9hv7",
        "PYSEC-2019-149"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apache/airflow",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "0eb7862730c68d25ebbabf1988d66d50dd988bb0"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.8.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.8.2",
            "1.8.2rc4",
            "1.8.2",
            "1.8.2rc3",
            "1.8.2rc2",
            "1.8.2rc1",
            "airbnb_1.7.1rc10",
            "airbnb_1.7.1rc3",
            "airbnb_1.7.1rc1",
            "1.7.1rc1",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.2.9",
            "1.7.0rc1",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.2.8",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.2.7",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.2.5",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.2.4",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.1.5",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.1.4",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.1.1",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.1.3",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.1.2",
            "1.6.1",
            "airbnb_prod.1.6.1.0",
            "1.6.0",
            "1.5.1",
            "1.5.0",
            "1.4.0",
            "1.3.0",
            "1.2.0",
            "1.1.1",
            "1.1.0",
            "1.0.1",
            "0.5.0",
            "0.4.5",
            "0.4.3",
            "0.4.2",
            "0.4.1",
            "0.4",
            "0.3.2",
            "0.3.1",
            "0.3",
            "0.2.3",
            "0.2.2",
            "0.2.1",
            "0.2",
            "0.1",
            "0.11"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17836.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:53.087446873Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-17836",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 437837,
  "published_at": "2019-01-23T17:29:00.367+00:00"
}