CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe Bulk Variables API in Apache Airflow is vulnerable, allowing authenticated users with bulk Variable read permissions to access plaintext values from sensitive JSON variables that should be redacted based on their key names (e.g., those ending in `_password`, `_token`, or `_secret`). This could lead to unauthorized exposure of sensitive information stored in Airflow Variables. Organizations using Apache Airflow, particularly those managing sensitive data, should prioritize upgrading to version 3.3.0 or later to mitigate this risk.
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Original NVD Description
The Bulk Variables API in Apache Airflow called the redactor without passing the variable's key, so the key-based `should_hide_value_for_key` check (which triggers on secret-suffixed key names like `*_password` / `*_token` / `*_secret`) could not fire for JSON-decodable variable values. An authenticated UI/API user with bulk Variable read permission could retrieve plaintext values from JSON variables whose key would otherwise trigger redaction. Affects deployments that store sensitive values in JSON-typed Airflow Variables under secret-suffixed key names. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later (the fix landed on `main` after 3.2.2; no 3.2.x backport).
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