CVE-2024-55238
OpenMetadata SQL Injection
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
- Record
CVE-2024-55238- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-54430
7.1
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
- Record
EUVD-2024-54430- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx
7.1
OpenMetadata SQL Injection
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
- Record
GHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
- Record
CVE-2024-55238- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.1
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
- Record
CVE-2024-55238- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx
7.1
OpenMetadata SQL Injection
OpenMetadata <=1.4.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. An attacker can extract information from the database in function listCount in the WorkflowDAO interface. The workflowtype and status parameters can be used to build a SQL query.
- Record
GHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.open-metadata:openmetadata-serviceMaven |
through 1.4.1 | None known |
org.open-metadata:openmetadata-serviceMaven |
through 1.4.1, plus listed versions 0.12.10.12.1.preview0.12.20.12.2-REPUBLISHED0.13.1 Show 45 moreShow less0.13.20.13.2-beta1.0.01.0.0-alpha1.0.0-beta1.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.4.11.0.51.1.01.1.0-beta1.1.11.1.21.1.2.11.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.61.1.71.2.01.2.0-beta1.2.0-beta11.2.0-beta21.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.3.01.3.0-beta1.3.11.3.21.3.2-rc11.3.2-rc21.3.2-rc31.3.31.3.3-rc11.3.3-rc21.3.41.4.01.4.0-rc11.4.0-rc21.4.0-rc3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-55238 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Open-metadata Openmetadata, published April 17, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/blob/98945cb2db87ebb325d3a72131f049abffcba345/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/CollectionDAO.java
gist.github.com/javadk/68c597cdb94768dab31a3219c2ad9904
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55238
github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/commit/47a13e27cf24465c44044ac79654b87dde8d39a8
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8pm-wrg2-mqmx
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/55xxx/CVE-2024-55238.json
github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata
Left out here: 2 versions. The JSON record has them.