SB2023011621 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

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SB2023011621 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

Published: January 16, 2023 Updated: January 17, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023011621
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 29% Low 71%
  • Low
  • Medium
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43717)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43721)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user with update datasets permission can change a dataset link to an untrusted site.


3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43718)

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.



4) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43719)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in two legacy REST API endpoints for approval and request access. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43720)

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.


6) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41703)

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).


7) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45438)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when enabled caching. A remote attacker can access dashboard configuration metadata using a REST API Get endpoint and obtain sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the feature flag DASHBOARD_CACHE is enabled (disabled by default).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References