Vulnerability identifier: #VU71201

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41703

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Superset
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access access restrictions within the SQL Alchemy connector. A remote user with with read access to a specific database can add subqueries to the WHERE and HAVING fields referencing tables on the same database that the user should not have access to, despite the user having the feature flag "ALLOW_ADHOC_SUBQUERY" disabled (default value).

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Superset: 2.0.0, 1.5.0 - 1.5.2

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External links
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/29

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.