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Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2020 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2020-13948

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Apache Superset. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.2% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.2%top 12.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

While investigating a bug report on Apache Superset, it was determined that an authenticated user could craft requests via a number of templated text fields in the product that would allow arbitrary access to Python’s `os` package in the web application process in versions < 0.37.1. It was thus possible for an authenticated user to list and access files, environment variables, and process information. Additionally it was possible to set environment variables for the current process, create and update files in folders writable by the web process, and execute arbitrary programs accessible by the web process. All other operations available to the `os` package in Python were also available, even if not explicitly enumerated in this CVE.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIapache-superset0.37.1GHSA-cj7g-h7rf-h8j9
PyPIapache-superset0.37.1PYSEC-2020-222

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Apache Superset Apache Superset < 0.37.1

References