CVE-2025-48912 Apache Superset: Improper authorization bypass on row level security via SQL Injection

What is CVE-2025-48912?

CVE-2025-48912 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 30 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authenticated malicious actor using specially crafted requests could bypass row level security configuration by injecting SQL into 'sqlExpression' fields. This allowed the execution of sub-queries to evade parsing defenses ultimately granting unauthorized access to data.

This issue affects Apache Superset: before 4.1.2.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.2, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48912?

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-2025-48912?

Upgrade apache-superset to 4.1.2 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-2025-48912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48912 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-2022-27479 SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API Critical 9.8
• 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

All Apache Superset vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as BIT-superset-2025-48912, GHSA-8w7f-8pr9-xgwj, PYSEC-2026-1164.