CVE-2021-41277
metabase
Published 17 Nov 2021 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 12 Nov 2024, with a remediation deadline of 3 Dec 2024 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
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.
References
- github.com/metabase/metabase/commit/042a36e49574c749f944e19cf80360fd3dc322f0 · Patch
- github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-w73v-6p7p-fpfr · Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-41277 · US Government Resource