Metabase < 1.40.5

high Nessus Plugin ID 261765

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Metabase installed on the remote host is prior to 1.40.5. It is, therefore, affected by a local file inclusion vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Metabase version 1.40.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 261765

File Name: metabase_CVE-2021-41277.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/9/2025

Updated: 9/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41277

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:metabase:metabase

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Metabase

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 12/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41277

CWE: 20, 200, 22

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