CVE-2022-45438 Apache Superset: Dashboard metadata information leak
Unauthenticated users can access dashboard configuration metadata via REST API when the DASHBOARD_CACHE feature flag is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-45438?
CVE-2022-45438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 16 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When explicitly enabling the feature flag DASHBOARD_CACHE (disabled by default), the system allowed for an unauthenticated user to access dashboard configuration metadata using a REST API Get endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset version 1.5.2 and prior versions and version 2.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45438?
6 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 | None |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | None |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 1.5.3, 2.0.1 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions to 1.5.2 | None |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions to 1.5.2 | None |
superset Bitnami | All versions | 1.5.3, 2.0.1 |
Products include Apache Superset.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45438?
Upgrade apache-superset to a fixed version for your release line: 1.5.3 or 2.0.1.
Is CVE-2022-45438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45438 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-2022-45438, GHSA-8f5j-mgx9-5hm5, PYSEC-2026-778.