CVE-2022-41703: Apache Superset's SQL Alchemy connector vulnerable to SQL Injection

January 16, 2023 (updated April 8, 2025)

A vulnerability in the SQL Alchemy connector of Apache Superset allows an authenticated user with read access to a specific database to add subqueries to the WHERE and HAVING fields referencing tables on the same database that the user should not have access to, despite the user having the feature flag “ALLOW_ADHOC_SUBQUERY” disabled (default value). This issue affects Apache Superset version 1.5.2 and prior versions and version 2.0.0.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxvp-3frm-3876
github.com/apache/superset
lists.apache.org/thread/g7jjw0okxjk5y57pbbxy19ydw42kqcos
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41703

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