CVE-2022-27479 SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API

What is CVE-2022-27479?

CVE-2022-27479 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 13 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Superset before 1.4.2 is vulnerable to SQL injection in chart data requests. Users should update to 1.4.2 or higher which addresses this issue.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27479?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-superset and superset. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Superset.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27479?

Upgrade apache-superset to 1.4.2 or later.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2022-27479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

• CVE-2023-27524 Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Exploited High 8.9
• CVE-2018-8021 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-43719 Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API High 8.8
• CVE-2021-41971 Possible SQL Injection when template processing is enabled High 8.8

All Apache Superset vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-superset-2022-27479, GHSA-wh73-hpcg-v32j, PYSEC-2022-188.