Input validation error in Apache Superset - CVE-2022-43720
Published: January 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71197
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Superset
Apache Superset
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.