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CVE-2023-38646
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 99.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2023-07-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
Metabase open source before 0.46.6.1 and Metabase Enterprise before 1.46.6.1 allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server, at the server's privilege level. Authentication is not required for exploitation. The other fixed versions are 0.45.4.1, 1.45.4.1, 0.44.7.1, 1.44.7.1, 0.43.7.2, and 1.43.7.2.
Affected products
- metabase: before 0.43.7.2; before 1.43.7.2; from 0.44.0 before 0.44.7.1; from 0.45.0 before 0.45.4.1; from 0.46.0 before 0.46.6.1; from 1.44.0 before 1.44.7.1 — fixed in 0.43.7.2, 0.44.7.1, 0.45.4.1, 0.46.6.1, 1.43.7.2, 1.44.7.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: metabase 0.43.7.2, 0.44.7.1, 0.45.4.1, 0.46.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174091/Metabase-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177138/Metabase-0.46.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/32552
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.46.6.1
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36812256
- https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174091/Metabase-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177138/Metabase-0.46.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/32552
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.46.6.1
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36812256
- https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-advisory
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