CVE-2024-53948 Apache Superset: Error verbosity exposes metadata in analytics databases
Attackers can extract sensitive metadata from analytics databases via verbose error messages in Apache Superset.
- 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-2024-53948?
CVE-2024-53948 is a medium-severity 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
Generation of Error Message Containing analytics metadata Information in Apache Superset.
This issue affects Apache Superset: before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-209
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53948?
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-2024-53948?
Upgrade apache-superset to 4.1.0 or later.
Is CVE-2024-53948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53948 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-2024-53948, GHSA-2cx9-54hp-r698, PYSEC-2026-1154.