Code Injection in Apache Superset - CVE-2023-37941
Published: January 31, 2024 / Updated: June 21, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85972
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37941
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing metadata. A remote user with write access to the Apache Superset metadata database can inject a specially crafted Python code and execute it on Superset's web backend.
Affected software
Apache Superset
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37941
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Superset - update to 2.1.1