SB2024013164 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49734)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions on created dashboard. A remote Gamma user can gain write permissions to charts that belong to other users.

2) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49736)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in where_in JINJA macro. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46104)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing ZIP files during database import. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/985h6ltvtbvdoysso780kkj7x744cds5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/19/3
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/1kf481bgs3451qcz6hfhobs7xvhp8n1p
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/19/2
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/yxbxg4wryb7cb7wyybk11l5nqy0rsrvl
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/19/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/t0sd3jpbhqbfygq915l7lc9zml3l21hw