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CVE-2023-39265· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apache

Apache Superset: Possible Unauthorized Registration of SQLite Database Connections

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 60/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • A ready-made attack tool exists and the flaw can be exploited over the network without an account, so priority is at least “This week”.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 86% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.7% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: apache-superset (PyPI) 2.1.1.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 3.8, NVD 6.5.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Apache Superset would allow for SQLite database connections to be incorrectly registered when an attacker uses alternative driver names like sqlite+pysqlite or by using database imports. This could allow for unexpected file creation on Superset webservers. Additionally, if Apache Superset is using a SQLite database for its metadata (not advised for production use) it could result in more severe vulnerabilities related to confidentiality and integrity. This vulnerability exists in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.1.0.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Sep 6, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
86.0% · 99th percentile

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Action score

60

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
26 / 30 · 86.0%
Ready-made attack tool
8 / 60 · floor: at least 60

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.5
CNA · apache
3.8
2.7 point gap

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

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VendorProduct
apachesuperset

Affected versions

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

  • apache supersetup to 2.1.0 inclusive

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

    • up to and including 2.1.0affected · semver

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
PyPIapache-supersetup to and including 2.1.0—
PyPIapache-supersetbefore 2.1.12.1.1

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-2021-27907Apache Superset stored XSS on Dashboard markdown
    47Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-32672Sep 6, 2023 · Apache Superset: SQL parser edge case bypasses data access authorization
    17Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-37941Sep 6, 2023 · Apache Superset: Metadata db write access can lead to remote code execution
    40Plan
  • Later →CVE-2023-40610Nov 27, 2023 · Apache Superset: Privilege escalation with default examples database
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
PyPI:apache-superset2.1.1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/apache_superset_cookie_sig_rceApache Superset Signed Cookie RCEexploit2023-09-06

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.

  1. Metasploitsame day
  2. Published
  3. TodayOct 19, 2026+1139 d
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

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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.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

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

—

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Show all references (1 more)

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

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