Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

Published: 2023-01-16 | Updated: 2023-01-17

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	7
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-43717 CVE-2022-43721 CVE-2022-43718 CVE-2022-43719 CVE-2022-43720 CVE-2022-41703 CVE-2022-45438
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-20 CWE-352 CWE-264 CWE-284
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Apache Superset Web applications / Other software
Vendor	Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU71187

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43717

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 1.0.0 - 2.0.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/23

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU71198

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43721

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user with update datasets permission can change a dataset link to an untrusted site.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 1.5.0 - 2.0.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/s6sqt5jmcv6qxtvdot1t5tpt57v439kg

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU71195

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43718

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user with database connection update permissions can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 1.5.0 - 2.0.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/8615608jt2x7b3rmqrtngldy8pn3nz2r

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU71196

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43719

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in two legacy REST API endpoints for approval and request access. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 1.5.0 - 2.0.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU71197

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43720

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to tamper with displayed messages.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling HTML tags inside .css files. A remote user with write CSS template permissions can create a record with specific HTML tags that will not get properly escaped and a tampered message will be displayed when a user deletes that specific CSS template record.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 1.5.0 - 2.0.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/jts6x56kghr9mbowb653bk70pl81jp8l

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU71201

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41703

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access access restrictions within the SQL Alchemy connector. A remote user with with read access to a specific database can add subqueries to the WHERE and HAVING fields referencing tables on the same database that the user should not have access to, despite the user having the feature flag "ALLOW_ADHOC_SUBQUERY" disabled (default value).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 1.5.0 - 2.0.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/29

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU71199

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45438

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when enabled caching. A remote attacker can access dashboard configuration metadata using a REST API Get endpoint and obtain sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the feature flag DASHBOARD_CACHE is enabled (disabled by default).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 1.5.0 - 2.0.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/28

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.