Command Injection in Apache Airflow and Apache Airflow MySQL Provider

apache-airflow (pip), apache-airflow-providers-mysql (pip)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow, Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow MySQL Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.5.1; Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: before 4.0.0.

Fix it

apache-airflow pip

pip install --upgrade "apache-airflow>=2.5.1"

apache-airflow-providers-mysql pip

pip install --upgrade "apache-airflow-providers-mysql>=4.0.0"

First seen: 21 Jan 2023
Last update: 21 Jan 2023, 15:30 UTC
Fixed in: apache-airflow 2.5.1
apache-airflow-providers-mysql 4.0.0
Identifiers: CVE-2023-22884
Source: GitHub advisory
On the menu as: PyPI packages
MySQL / MariaDB

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## Command Injection in Apache Airflow and Apache Airflow MySQL Provider
Severity: critical. Patch status: patched.
Affected: apache-airflow (pip), apache-airflow-providers-mysql (pip)
Fixed in: apache-airflow 2.5.1, apache-airflow-providers-mysql 4.0.0
Ids: CVE-2023-22884

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow, Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow MySQL Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.5.1; Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: before 4.0.0.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for apache-airflow (pip), apache-airflow-providers-mysql (pip). If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

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Sources: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/28811 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-mysql/PYSEC-2026-279.yaml https://lists.apache.org/thread/0l0j3nt0t7fzrcjl2ch0jgj6c58kxs5h https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22884
https://pwned.coffee/i/command-injection-in-apache-airflow-and-apache-airflow-m-cve-2023-22884

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