Metabase 0.41.x < 0.41.7 / 0.42.x < 0.42.4 / 1.40.x < 1.40.8 / 1.41.x < 1.41.7 / 1.42.x < 1.42.4

medium Nessus Plugin ID 261767

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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 1.42.4. It is, therefore, affected by a Metabase is an open source business intelligence and analytics application. In affected versions Metabase ships with an internal development endpoint `/_internal` that can allow for cross site scripting (XSS) attacks, potentially leading to phishing attempts with malicious links that could lead to account takeover.
Users are advised to either upgrade immediately, or block access in your firewall to `/_internal` endpoints for Metabase. The following patches (or greater versions) are available: 0.42.4 and 1.42.4, 0.41.7 and 1.41.7, 0.40.8 and 1.40.8.

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 1.42.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 261767

File Name: metabase_CVE-2022-24855.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/9/2025

Updated: 9/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24855

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:metabase:metabase

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Metabase

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24855

CWE: CWE-79

Detections

Analytics