CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title
An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into dashboard or chart titles, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.
- 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-2023-49657?
CVE-2023-49657 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 23 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Apache Superset before 3.0.3. An authenticated attacker with create/update permissions on charts or dashboards could store a script or add a specific HTML snippet that would act as a stored XSS.
For 2.X versions, users should change their config to include:
TALISMAN_CONFIG = { "content_security_policy": { "base-uri": ["'self'"], "default-src": ["'self'"], "img-src": ["'self'", "blob:", "data:"], "worker-src": ["'self'", "blob:"], "connect-src": [ "'self'", " https://api.mapbox.com" https://api.mapbox.com" ;, " https://events.mapbox.com" https://events.mapbox.com" ;, ], "object-src": "'none'", "style-src": [ "'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", ], "script-src": ["'self'", "'strict-dynamic'"], }, "content_security_policy_nonce_in": ["script-src"], "force_https": False, "session_cookie_secure": False, }
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49657?
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 | 3.0.3 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 3.0.3 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 3.0.3 |
superset Bitnami | All versions | 3.0.3 |
Products include Apache Superset.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49657?
Upgrade apache-superset to 3.0.3 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-49657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49657 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-2022-43719 Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API
- CVE-2021-41971 Possible SQL Injection when template processing is enabled
Sources
Also known as BIT-superset-2023-49657, GHSA-rwhh-6x83-84v6, PYSEC-2026-280.