ghsa-5cx2-vq3h-x52c
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Published
2023-04-24 18:30
Modified
2025-10-22 19:20
Severity ?
8.9 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:H
Summary
Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY
Details

Session 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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "apache-superset"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-27524"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1188"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-04-24T22:37:53Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-24T16:15:07Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Session 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T19:20:31Z",
  "published": "2023-04-24T18:30:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/b180319bbf08e876ea84963220ebebbfd0699e03"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/superset"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY"
}


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