OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection.
Priority HIGH 71CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00621 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.open-metadata:openmetadata-service (Maven) | up to 1.4.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.open-metadata:openmetadata-service (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:open-metadata:openmetadata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | open-metadata |
- cpe:2.3:a:open-metadata:openmetadata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·open-metadata
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-55238
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/blob/98945cb2db87ebb325d3a72131f049abffcba345/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/CollectionDAO.java#L4243
- https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/blob/98945cb2db87ebb325d3a72131f049abffcba345/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/CollectionDAO.java#L4247
- https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/commit/47a13e27cf24465c44044ac79654b87dde8d39a8
- https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata
More open-metadata Openmetadata vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-18814 Authentication Bypass in OpenMetadata CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-19050 SpEL Injection in `GET /api/v1/policies/validation/condition/<expr>` in OpenMetadata CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-19049 SpEL Injection in `PUT /api/v1/events/subscriptions` in OpenMetadata CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-18813 SpEL Injection in `GET /api/v1/events/subscriptions/validation/condition/<expr>` in OpenMetadata CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-17854 OpenMetadata Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in FreeMarker email templates that leads to RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-21024 Leaky JWTs in OpenMetadata exposing highly-privileged bot users CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-55238 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-55238 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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