Cross-site scripting in Metabase - CVE-2022-24855
Published: April 14, 2022 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130127
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24855
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to cross-site scripting in /_internal endpoint when handling requests to the internal development endpoint. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted link to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
This could be leveraged for phishing attempts that may lead to account takeover.
Affected software
Metabase
How to mitigate CVE-2022-24855
Install security update from vendor's website.
Metabase - addressed in versions 0.40.8, 0.41.7, 0.42.4, 1.40.8, 1.41.7, 1.42.4