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GHSA-GVXG-9HQX-F4RG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-24 15:30 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:28

Summary

Apache Superset allows privileged users to conduct error-based SQL Injection

Details

This issue affects Apache Superset: before 6.0.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.0.0, which fixes the issue.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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}

CVE-2026-23980 (GCVE-0-2026-23980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 12:54 – Updated: 2026-02-24 18:19

Title

Apache Superset: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a SQL Command

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Superset allows an authenticated user with read access to conduct error-based SQL injection via the sqlExpression or where parameters. This issue affects Apache Superset: before 6.0.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.0.0, which fixes the issue.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

apache

References

URL

Tags

https://lists.apache.org/thread/h4l02zw1pr2vywv0d…

vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Superset	Affected: 0.0.0 , < 6.0.0 (semver)

Credits

Pritam Chakkerwar Dhanush Nayak Pedro Sousa

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-GVXG-9HQX-F4RG

CVE-2026-23980 (GCVE-0-2026-23980)

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