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CVE-2019-12398

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-12398 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Airflow versions prior to 1.10.5, specifically impacting the "classic" UI. A malicious administrator could manipulate the Airflow metadata database to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript on certain web pages. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, leading to low confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.7
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0282 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 4,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: apache-airflowFixed in: 1.10.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-rjvg-q57v-mjjcmedium

XSS in Apache Airflow

May 6, 2020

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/r72487ad6b23d18689896962782f8c93032afe5c72a6bfd23b253352b%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r72487ad6b23d18689896962782f8c93032afe5c72a6bfd23b253352b%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/01/14/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory