CVE-2021-41972 Credentials leak
Authenticated users can leak database connection passwords from Apache Superset, exposing sensitive credentials to attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-41972?
CVE-2021-41972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 12 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apache Superset up to and including 1.3.1 allowed for database connections password leak for authenticated users. This information could be accessed in a non-trivial way.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41972?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-superset and superset. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
superset Bitnami | All versions | 1.3.2 |
Products include Apache Superset.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41972?
Upgrade apache-superset to 1.3.2 or later.
Is CVE-2021-41972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Superset
- CVE-2023-27524 Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
- CVE-2022-27479 SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API
- CVE-2018-8021 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset
- CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title
- CVE-2022-43719 Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API
Sources
Also known as BIT-superset-2021-41972, GHSA-42q4-9xf9-f67x, PYSEC-2021-434.