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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVE-2024-53947

Low
2.3/10

Summary

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 and superset versions prior to 4.1.0rc2. As a workaround, add these Postgres functions to the config set "DISALLOWED_SQL_FUNCTIONS".

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-89 - SQL Injection

Structured Query Language (SQL) injection attacks are one of the most common types of vulnerabilities. They exploit weaknesses in vulnerable applications to gain unauthorized access to backend databases. This often occurs when an attacker enters unexpected SQL syntax in an input field. The resulting SQL statement behaves in the background in an unintended manner, which allows the possibility of unauthorized data retrieval, data modification, execution of database administration operations, and execution of commands on the operating system.

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