Multiple vulnerabilities in Metabase

Published: 2023-01-30

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-23629 CVE-2023-23628
CWE-ID	CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Metabase Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Vendor	Metabase

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU71622

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23629

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote user can add himself to dashboard subscriptions created by users with more data privileges and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Metabase: 0.43.0 - 1.45.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-ch8f-hhq9-7gv5

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU71623