Insecure default configuration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Redash is a package for data visualization and sharing. If an admin sets up Redash versions 10.0.0 and prior without explicitly specifying the `REDASH_COOKIE_SECRET` or `REDASH_SECRET_KEY` environment variables, a default value is used for both that is the same across all installations. In such cases, the instance is vulnerable to attackers being able to forge sessions using the known default value. This issue only affects installations where the `REDASH_COOKIE_SECRET or REDASH_SECRET_KEY` environment variables have not been explicitly set. This issue does not affect users of the official Redash cloud images, Redash's Digital Ocean marketplace droplets, or the scripts in the `getredash/setup` repository. These instances automatically generate unique secret keys during installation. One can verify whether one's instance is affected by checking the value of the `REDASH_COOKIE_SECRET` environment variable. If it is `c292a0a3aa32397cdb050e233733900f`, should follow the steps to secure the instance, outlined in the GitHub Security Advisory.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41192
References
More getredash Redash vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19587 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Redash CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10116 Havoc Research discovered an authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-19584 Vulnerability in Redash OAuth2 flows due to misuse of state field (should be a nonce) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-25634 Redash: Open redirect vulnerability in post-login redirect handling CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-18468 Redash 8.0.0 is affected by LDAP Injection. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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