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CVE-2024-25142 — Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Airflow

Medium CVSS 5.5

Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Airflow. Airflow did not return "Cache-Control" header for dynamic content, which in case of some browsers could result in potentially storing sensitive data in local cache of the browser. This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.9.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.2, which fixes the issue.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.1)
Published
2024-06-14
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-525

Affected products

  • apache / airflow

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

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