CVE-2021-44451 (GCVE-0-2021-44451)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-01 13:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:25
VLAI
Title
API sensitive information leak
Summary
Apache Superset up to and including 1.3.2 allowed for registered database connections password leak for authenticated users. This information could be accessed in a non-trivial way. Users should upgrade to Apache Superset 1.4.0 or higher.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1024 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Superset Affected: Apache Superset , ≤ 1.3.2 (custom)
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Credits
Found and reported by Cesar Santos
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