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GHSA-M3RF-7M4W-R66Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-09 19:09 – Updated: 2025-03-07 19:09
VLAI
Summary
Improper Authentication in Flask-AppBuilder
Details

Impact

Improper authentication on the REST API. Allows for a malicious actor with a carefully crafted request to successfully authenticate and gain access to existing protected REST API endpoints. Only affects non database authentication types, and new REST API endpoints.

Patches

Upgrade to Flask-AppBuilder 3.3.4

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "Flask-AppBuilder"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-41265"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-287"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-12-09T18:14:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-12-09T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nImproper authentication on the REST API. Allows for a malicious actor with a carefully crafted request to successfully authenticate and gain access to existing protected REST API endpoints. Only affects non database authentication types, and new REST API endpoints.\n\n### Patches\nUpgrade to Flask-AppBuilder 3.3.4\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder",
  "id": "GHSA-m3rf-7m4w-r66q",
  "modified": "2025-03-07T19:09:17Z",
  "published": "2021-12-09T19:09:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/security/advisories/GHSA-m3rf-7m4w-r66q"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41265"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/commit/eba517aab121afa3f3f2edb011ec6bc4efd61fbc"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/releases/tag/v3.3.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/flask-appbuilder/PYSEC-2021-851.yaml"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper Authentication in Flask-AppBuilder"
}



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