Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2021-41277
The short answer
CVE-2021-41277 affects metabase metabase and is rated high (CVSS 7.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-12: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
Metabase is an open source data analytics platform. In affected versions a security issue has been discovered with the custom GeoJSON map (`admin->settings->maps->custom maps->add a map`) support and potential local file inclusion (including environment variables). URLs were not validated prior to being loaded. This issue is fixed in a new maintenance release (0.40.5 and 1.40.5), and any subsequent release after that. If you’re unable to upgrade immediately, you can mitigate this by including rules in your reverse proxy or load balancer or WAF to provide a validation filter before the application.
Severity
7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Nov 12, 2024
Federal due date Dec 3, 2024
EPSS, next 30 days
97%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
metabase. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/metabase/metabase/commit/042a36e49574c749f944e19cf80360fd3dc322f0 Patch
- github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-w73v-6p7p-fpfr MitigationThird Party Advisory
- github.com/metabase/metabase/commit/042a36e49574c749f944e19cf80360fd3dc322f0 Patch
- github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-w73v-6p7p-fpfr MitigationThird Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-41277 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2021-41277 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-41277 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-12, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-12-03.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41277?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
Related
Latest CVEs this week
Critical and High CVEs from the last 7 days, with KEV and EPSS.
Exploited vulnerabilities by vendor
Every vendor in CISA's KEV catalog, with its count.
Metabase exploited vulnerabilities
Everything CISA lists as exploited for Metabase.
Vulnerability watch
A briefing and a fix pull request when an advisory hits your dependencies.
Know the day a CVE lands in your code
Connect a GitHub repository and ZeusQA checks its dependencies daily, briefs each advisory and opens the fix. Three test runs free, no card.