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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Metabase Setup Token RCE
exploit/linux/http/metabase_setup_token_rce
GitHub 38 repositories · most starred shown
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Boogipop/MetabaseRceTools ★ 53 · Oct 11, 2023
CVE-2023-38646 Metabase RCE
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robotmikhro/CVE-2023-38646 ★ 27 · Aug 9, 2023
Automatic Tools For Metabase Exploit Known As CVE-2023-38646
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securezeron/CVE-2023-38646 ★ 20 · Jul 30, 2023
POC for CVE-2023-38646
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0xrobiul/CVE-2023-38646 ★ 15 · Jul 29, 2023
Metabase Pre-auth RCE (CVE-2023-38646)!!
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shamo0/CVE-2023-38646-PoC ★ 12 · Aug 2, 2023
Metabase Pre-auth RCE
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Pyr0sec/CVE-2023-38646 ★ 10 · Oct 15, 2023
Exploit script for Pre-Auth RCE in Metabase (CVE-2023-38646)
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kh4sh3i/CVE-2023-38646 ★ 10 · Aug 19, 2023
Metabase Pre-auth RCE (CVE-2023-38646)
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Pumpkin-Garden/POC_Metabase_CVE-2023-38646 ★ 6 · Jul 28, 2023
For educational purposes only
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nickswink/CVE-2023-38646 ★ 3 · Oct 11, 2023
CVE-2023-38646 Unauthenticated RCE vulnerability in Metabase
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Chocapikk/CVE-2023-38646 ★ 3 · Jul 30, 2023
Remote Code Execution on Metabase CVE-2023-38646
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Metabase < 0.46.6.1 - Remote Code Execution http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-38646.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-advisory
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.46.6.1
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36812256
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/32552
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174091/Metabase-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177138/Metabase-0.46.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html