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.
https://github.com/metabase/metabase/commit/042a36e49574c749f944e19cf80360fd3dc322f0
https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-w73v-6p7p-fpfr
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-11-17
Updated: 2021-11-23
Type: CWE-20
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH