SB2025081945 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Superset
Published: August 19, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55675)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the "/explore" endpoint. A remote user can view metadata about datasources they do not have permission to access by iterating through the datasource_id in the URL.
2) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55672)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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 when handling column labels. A remote user can inject 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.
3) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55674)
CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. A remote user with SQL Lab access can use a special inline block to circumvent the denylist and bypass the DISALLOWED_SQL_FUNCTIONS security feature.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.