Check Point Advisories

Apache Airflow Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-13927)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3454
Date Published:	9 Feb 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 09 February, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-13927
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Airflow before 1.10.11
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Apache Airflow API. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache Airflow Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-13927) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Apache Server Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apache Airflow Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-13927)