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CVE-2023-49734· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apache

Apache Superset: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An authenticated Gamma user has the ability to create a dashboard and add charts to it, this user would automatically become one of the owners of the charts allowing him to incorrectly have write permissions to these charts.This issue affects Apache Superset: before 2.1.2, from 3.0.0 before 3.0.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.2 or 2.1.3, which fixes the issue.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 19, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 60th percentile
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Action score

26

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.5
CNA · apache
7.7
1.2 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachesuperset

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache supersetbefore 2.1.2
  • apache superset3.0.0 and later · before 3.0.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Superset

    • before 2.1.2affected · semver
    • 3.0.0 and later · before 3.0.2affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
PyPIapache-supersetfrom 3.0.0 · before 3.0.23.0.2
PyPIapache-supersetbefore 2.1.32.1.3

Same product

apache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-27524Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided default SECRET_KEYKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2018-8021Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code ex
    55Plan
  • CVE-2023-39265Apache Superset: Possible Unauthorized Registration of SQLite Database Connections
    52Plan
  • CVE-2021-27907Apache Superset stored XSS on Dashboard markdown
    47Plan
  • CVE-2021-28125Apache Superset Open Redirect
    43Plan
  • CVE-2024-39887Apache Superset: Improper SQL authorisation, parse not checking for specific engine functions
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Apache Software Foundation Apache Superset2.1.2Vendor (CNA)
Apache Software Foundation Apache Superset3.0.2Vendor (CNA)
PyPI:apache-superset2.1.3Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:apache-superset3.0.2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-4061022 days apartApache Superset: Privilege escalation with default examples database
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2024-53949356 days apartApache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2024-55633359 days apartApache Superset: SQLLab Improper readonly query validation allows unauthorized write access
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2477371 days apartApache Superset: Improper validation of SQL statements allows for unauthorized access to data
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2477971 days apartApache Superset: Improper data authorization when creating a new dataset
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2601671 days apartApache Superset: Improper authorization validation on dashboards and charts import
    21Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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