CVE-2024-53947 Apache Superset: Improper SQL authorisation, parse not checking for specific postgres functions
Attackers can bypass SQL authorization in Apache Superset by using specific unblocked PostgreSQL functions, potentially accessing unauthorized data.
- 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-2024-53947?
CVE-2024-53947 is a low-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 9 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Superset. Specifically, certain engine-specific functions are not checked, which allows attackers to bypass Apache Superset's SQL authorization. This issue is a follow-up to CVE-2024-39887 with additional disallowed PostgreSQL functions now included: query_to_xml_and_xmlschema, table_to_xml, table_to_xml_and_xmlschema.
This issue affects Apache Superset: <4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue or add these Postgres functions to the config set DISALLOWED_SQL_FUNCTIONS.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53947?
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 | 4.1.0 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 4.1.0 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 4.1.0 |
superset Bitnami | All versions | 4.1.1 |
Products include Apache Superset.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53947?
Upgrade apache-superset to 4.1.0 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-2024-53947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2018-8021 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset
- CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title
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Sources
Also known as BIT-superset-2024-53947, GHSA-92qf-8gh3-gwcm, PYSEC-2026-1165.