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7.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-48912
Apache Superset SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

An authenticated malicious actor using specially crafted requests could bypass row level security configuration by injecting SQL into 'sqlExpression' fields. This allowed the execution of sub-queries to evade parsing defenses ultimately granting unauthorized access to data. This issue affects Apache Superset: before 4.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.2, which fixes the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

May 30, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 4, 2025, 6:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-48912 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache superset
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to Apache Superset 4.1.2 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-48912.

URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ms2t2oq218hb7l628trsogo4fj7h1135 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/30/3 Mailing List
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-48912 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-48912 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-48912 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Daily CyberSecurity
CVE-2025-40909: Perl Threads Vulnerability Exposes File Operation Race Condition

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Perl’s threading mechanism, tracked as CVE-2025-40909, exposes systems to race conditions involving the working directory, potentially enabling local attackers to ma ... Read more

Published Date: May 31, 2025 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
CVE-2025-48912: Apache Superset Flaw Allows Row-Level Security Bypass via SQL Injection

A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Superset, a widely used open-source data exploration and visualization platform. The flaw exposes sensitive datasets to unauthorized acce ... Read more

Published Date: May 31, 2025 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-48912 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.2
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/30/3 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type Apache Software Foundation: https://lists.apache.org/thread/ms2t2oq218hb7l628trsogo4fj7h1135 Types: Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    May. 31, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/30/3
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An authenticated malicious actor using specially crafted requests could bypass row level security configuration by injecting SQL into 'sqlExpression' fields. This allowed the execution of sub-queries to evade parsing defenses ultimately granting unauthorized access to data. This issue affects Apache Superset: before 4.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.2, which fixes the issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/ms2t2oq218hb7l628trsogo4fj7h1135
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
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Base CVSS Score: 6.5
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