CVE-2022-24854

Database bypassing any permissions in Metabase via SQlite attach

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: April 14, 2022 at 09:40 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorMetabase

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Metabase is an open source business intelligence and analytics application. SQLite has an FDW-like feature called `ATTACH DATABASE`, which allows connecting multiple SQLite databases via the initial connection. If the attacker has SQL permissions to at least one SQLite database, then it can attach this database to a second database, and then it can query across all the tables. To be able to do that the attacker also needs to know the file path to the second database. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. If you're unable to upgrade, you can modify your SQLIte connection strings to contain the url argument `?limit_attached=0`, which will disallow making connections to other SQLite databases. Only users making use of SQLite are affected.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Metabase · Metabasecontainer

95%

v < 0.41.7v < 0.42.4v < 1.41.7v < 1.42.40.41.0 ≤ v < 0.41.70.42.0 ≤ v < 0.42.41.41.0 ≤ v < 1.41.71.42.0 ≤ v < 1.42.4

Affected range stops below 0.41.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 0.42.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.41.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.42.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-vm79-xvmp-7329

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.sqlite.org/lang_attach.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-610

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