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SCA: security update for apache-superset (GHSA-fj97-2v9x-w5m4)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 433358

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Apache Superset's chart visualization. An
 authenticated user with permissions to edit charts can inject a malicious payload into a column's label.
 The payload is not properly sanitized and gets executed in the victim's browser when they hover over the
 chart, potentially leading to session hijacking or the execution of arbitrary commands on behalf of the
 user. This issue affects Apache Superset: before 5.0.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.0,
 which fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-55672)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fj97-2v9x-w5m4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 433358

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/14/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.14

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-55672

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55672

cwe: CWE-80