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TI-2023-15956 Aliases CVE-2023-32680

Missing SQL permissions check in metabase

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Metabase is an open source business analytics engine. To edit SQL Snippets, Metabase should have required people to be in at least one group with native query editing permissions to a database–but affected versions of Metabase didn't enforce that requirement. This lack of enforcement meant that: Anyone–including people in sandboxed groups–could edit SQL snippets. They could edit snippets via the API or, in the application UI, when editing the metadata for a model based on a SQL question, and people in sandboxed groups could edit a SQL snippet used in a query that creates their sandbox. If the snippet contained logic that restricted which data that person could see, they could potentially edit that snippet and change their level of data access. The permissions model for SQL snippets has been fixed in Metabase versions 0.46.3, 0.45.4, 0.44.7, 1.46.3, 1.45.4, and 1.44.7. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that SQL queries used to create sandboxes exclude SQL snippets.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed metabase (metabase): 0.44.7, 1.44.7, 0.45.4 +3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Metabasemetabasebefore 0.44.7; 1.0.0 to before 1.44.7; 0.45.0 to before 0.45.4; 1.0.0 to before 1.45.4; 0.46.0 to before 0.46.3; 1.0.0 to before 1.46.30.44.7, 1.44.7, 0.45.4, 1.45.4, 0.46.3, 1.46.3Patch availableCNA
  • metabase VendorMetabase Affected before 0.44.7; 1.0.0 to before 1.44.7; 0.45.0 to before 0.45.4; 1.0.0 to before 1.45.4; 0.46.0 to before 0.46.3; 1.0.0 to before 1.46.3 Fixed in 0.44.7, 1.44.7, 0.45.4, 1.45.4, 0.46.3, 1.46.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.44.7; 0.45.0 to before 0.45.4; 0.46.0 to before 0.46.3; 1.0.0 to before 1.44.7; 1.45.0 to before 1.45.4; 1.46.0 to before 1.46.3VulnerableMetabase
  • cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.44.7; 0.45.0 to before 0.45.4; 0.46.0 to before 0.46.3; 1.0.0 to before 1.44.7; 1.45.0 to before 1.45.4; 1.46.0 to before 1.46.3 Vulnerable ·Metabase

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA metabase (metabase) Fixed in 0.44.7, 1.44.7, 0.45.4, 1.45.4, 0.46.3, 1.46.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32680

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-51115 Metabase SQL injection via password reset endpoint KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-18109 GeoJSON URL validation can expose server files and environment variables to unauthorized users KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-20003 Metabase open source before 0.46.6.1 and Metabase Enterprise before 1.46.6.1 allow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-08664 File system exposure in Metabase CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2025-05321 Metabase dom.js parseDataUri redos CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-19078 Metabase vulnerable to remote code execution via POST /api/setup/validate API endpoint CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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