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CVE-2021-44451: 
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Apache Superset versions up to and including 1.3.2 contained a vulnerability that allowed authenticated users to access registered database connection passwords. This security issue was discovered and tracked as CVE-2021-44451, with the vulnerability being addressed in Apache Superset 1.4.0 and later versions (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). The attack vector is network-based (AV:N), requires low attack complexity (AC:L), needs low privileges (PR:L), requires no user interaction (UI:N), has unchanged scope (S:U), with high confidentiality impact (C:H), and no impact on integrity (I:N) or availability (A:N) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to the exposure of database connection passwords to authenticated users, potentially compromising the security of connected database systems. The impact is primarily focused on confidentiality, with no direct effect on system integrity or availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to upgrade to Apache Superset version 1.4.0 or higher to address this vulnerability (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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