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CVE-2023-49657

9.6 · CRITICAL

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Apache Superset before 3.0.3.

Published Jan 23, 2024CWE-79EPSS 0.84%

Overview

CVE-2023-49657 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 23, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Apache Superset before 3.0.3. An authenticated attacker with create/update permissions on charts or dashboards could store a script or add a specific HTML snippet that would act as a stored XSS.

For 2.X versions, users should change their config to include:

TALISMAN_CONFIG = {

    "content_security_policy": {

        "base-uri": ["'self'"],

        "default-src": ["'self'"],

        "img-src": ["'self'", "blob:", "data:"],

        "worker-src": ["'self'", "blob:"],

        "connect-src": [

            "'self'",

            " https://api.mapbox.com" https://api.mapbox.com" ;,

            " https://events.mapbox.com" https://events.mapbox.com" ;,

        ],

        "object-src": "'none'",

        "style-src": [

            "'self'",

            "'unsafe-inline'",

        ],

        "script-src": ["'self'", "'strict-dynamic'"],

    },

    "content_security_policy_nonce_in": ["script-src"],

    "force_https": False,

    "session

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49657?

CVE-2023-49657 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 23, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-49657?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-49657?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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