CVE-2020-13948: Apache Superset Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Alert
On September 15, 2020, the Apache mailing group issued a risk notice on the Apache Superset remote code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability number is CVE-2020-13948, the vulnerability level is a high risk. An authenticated remote attacker can gain remote code execution by sending a specially crafted request packet.
Vulnerability Detail
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 Versions
- Apache Superset < 0.37.1
Unaffected version
- Apache Superset 0.37.1
Solution
In this regard, we recommend that users upgrade Apache Superset to the latest version in time.
