Cross-site scripting in Apache Superset - CVE-2022-43718
Published: January 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71195
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43718
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Apache Superset
How to mitigate CVE-2022-43718
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Superset - addressed in versions 1.5.3, 2.0.1