Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-27524
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-04-24 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-21 03:15:00 UTC
DescriptionSession Validation attacks in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1. Installations that have not altered the default configured SECRET_KEY according to installation instructions allow for an attacker to authenticate and access unauthorized resources. This does not affect Superset administrators who have changed the default value for SECRET_KEY config.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.974050000 probability, percentile 0.998910000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2024-01-08; due 2024-01-29; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-1188

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApache
ProductSuperset
NameApache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Superset All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Superset 2.0.0 Authentication Bypass ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Apache Superset 2.0.0 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
oss-security - CVE-2023-27524: Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided default SECRET_KEY MISC www.openwall.com
lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk MISC lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 150679 Apache Superset Insecure Default Configuration Vulnerability (CVE-2023-27524)
  • 730792 Apache Superset Session Validation Vulnerability (n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk)

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