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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2025-04-14 11:37

Modified

2026-09-10 15:46

Summary

Apache Superset: Improper SQL authorisation, parse not checking for specific postgres functions

Details

This issue affects Apache Superset: <4.1.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue or add these Postgres functions to the config set DISALLOWED_SQL_FUNCTIONS.

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CVE-2024-53947 (GCVE-0-2024-53947)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-09 13:35 – Updated: 2024-12-09 15:05

Title

Apache Superset: Improper SQL authorisation, parse not checking for specific postgres functions

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Superset. Specifically, certain engine-specific functions are not checked, which allows attackers to bypass Apache Superset's SQL authorization. This issue is a follow-up to CVE-2024-39887 with additional disallowed PostgreSQL functions now included: query_to_xml_and_xmlschema, table_to_xml, table_to_xml_and_xmlschema. This issue affects Apache Superset: <4.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue or add these Postgres functions to the config set DISALLOWED_SQL_FUNCTIONS.

Severity

2.3 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-12-09 15:05 UTC

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/hj3gfsjh67vqw12nl…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Superset	Affected: 0 , < 4.1.0 (semver)

Credits

Iván Arce (Quarkslab) Daniel Gaspar Mathieu Farrell (Quarkslab)

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