CVE-2018-20245 describes a critical misconfiguration in the LDAP authentication backend (airflow.contrib.auth.backends.ldap_auth) of Apache Airflow versions prior to 1.10.1, which improperly disabled server certificate checking. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the flaw (CWE-295) presents a notable risk to affected Airflow deployments.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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