Headline
CVE-2022-39359: GeoJSON validation doesn't prevent redirects to blocked URLs
Metabase is data visualization software. Prior to versions 0.44.5, 1.44.5, 0.43.7, 1.43.7, 0.42.6, 1.42.6, 0.41.9, and 1.41.9, custom GeoJSON map URL address would follow redirects to addresses that were otherwise disallowed, like link-local or private-network. This issue is patched in versions 0.44.5, 1.44.5, 0.43.7, 1.43.7, 0.42.6, 1.42.6, 0.41.9, and 1.41.9. Metabase no longer follow redirects on GeoJSON map URLs. An environment variable MB_CUSTOM_GEOJSON_ENABLED was also added to disable custom GeoJSON completely (true by default).
Package
Metabase OSS and Enterprise (Metabase)
Affected versions
<x.44.5,<x.43.7,<x.42.6,<x.41.9
Patched versions
0.44.5,1.44.5,0.43.7,1.43.7,0.42.6,1.42.6,0.41.9,1.41.9
Description
Impact
Custom GeoJSON map URL address would follow redirects to addresses that were otherwise disallowed (like link-local or private-network).
Patches
The following patches (or greater versions) are available:
- 0.44.5 and 1.44.5,
- 0.43.7 and 1.43.7,
- 0.42.6 and 1.42.6,
- 0.41.9 and 1.41.9
All releases are available on https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases.
Mitigation
Metabase no longer follow redirects on GeoJSON map URLs. An environment variable MB_CUSTOM_GEOJSON_ENABLED was also added to disable custom GeoJSON completely (true by default).
Credits
Reported by Ronan Donohue of https://Tenable.com via security@ email.