{"id":56077,"date":"2025-06-30T11:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:40:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T05:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:54:52","slug":"cve-2025-50213-special-element-injection-vulnerability-in-apache-airflow-providers-snowflake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50213-special-element-injection-vulnerability-in-apache-airflow-providers-snowflake\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-50213: Special Element Injection Vulnerability in Apache Airflow Providers Snowflake<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-50213 refers to a critical vulnerability identified in Apache Airflow Providers Snowflake, particularly in versions before 6.4.0. This vulnerability, categorized as a &#8220;Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane,&#8221; has the potential to significantly compromise systems and lead to data leakage. Being a part of the large-scale data processing platform, Apache Airflow, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36038-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-websphere-application-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64689\">vulnerability could affect numerous organizations and applications<\/a> that rely on its services, hence the urgency and importance to address it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-50213<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8\/10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49415-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-fw-gallery-with-potential-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62409\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2815816834\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Apache Airflow Providers Snowflake | Before 6.4.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49126-critical-reflected-xss-vulnerability-in-visionatrix-ai-media-processing-tool\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63603\">vulnerability resides in the sanitation process<\/a> of table and stage parameters within the CopyFromExternalStageToSnowflakeOperator. Failing to sanitize these special elements may allow malicious users to craft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47573-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-mojoomla-school-management-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62372\">SQL injection<\/a> attacks, leading to unauthorized access or alteration of data, or even system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1349031353\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>In a hypothetical exploitation scenario, an attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39479-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-smart-notification\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62374\">inject malicious SQL<\/a> code in the table or stage parameters. The following pseudocode gives a conceptual example:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE column_name = &#039;value&#039;; DROP TABLE table_name; --&#039;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the unfiltered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24325-improper-input-validation-in-intel-r-800-series-ethernet-driver-allows-potential-escalation-of-privilege\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80492\">input in the WHERE clause allows<\/a> for the insertion of a SQL statement (`DROP TABLE table_name`) that can lead to destructive outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49261-high-impact-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themebay-s-diza\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63781\">Impact of the Vulnerability<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Successful exploitation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30562-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wpdistillery-navigation-tree-elementor\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62384\">vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL<\/a> commands on the affected system, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or even a system compromise. Given the CVSS score of 9.8, the severity of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6163-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a3002ru\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62376\">vulnerability is considered critical<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workarounds and Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary mitigation method is to upgrade the Apache Airflow Providers Snowflake to version 6.4.0 or higher, where the vulnerability has been fixed. As a temporary measure, users can also employ web application firewalls (WAF) or intrusion detection systems (IDS) to monitor and block malicious activities. However, these are not long-term <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5310-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dover-fueling-solutions-progauge-maglink-lx-consoles\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65545\">solutions and do not address the core vulnerability<\/a>. 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