01 Record
CVE-2023-27524
Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided default SECRET_KEY
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: apache
CNA base score8.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
02 Description
Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided default SECRET_KEY
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-01-08. Federal remediation due 2024-01-29.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 98.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-04-24 15:28Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:05Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-03-02
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure DefaultBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 03735383fe8be3f9927b756aadd2648474f85b459ec52fecb903030bed4fe2f7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2
- packetstormsecurity.comhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524