Apache Superset: Improper API permission for low privilege users allows for SSRF
Priority LOW 27CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Improper REST API permission in Apache Superset up to and including 2.1.0 allows for an authenticated Gamma users to test network connections, possible SSRF.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01113 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Superset | up to 2.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | apache-superset (PyPI) | up to 2.1.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-4fg9-5w46-xmrj |
- Apache Superset VendorApache Affected up to 2.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- apache-superset (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 2.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4fg9-5w46-xmrj
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-36388
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fg9-5w46-xmrj
References
More Apache Superset vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-12249 Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided default SECRET_KEY KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05798 Deserialization of untrusted data in Superset CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-21408 Apache Superset: Privilege escalation with default examples database CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-20410 Apache Superset: Possible Unauthorized Registration of SQLite Database Connections CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-09242 Apache Superset stored XSS on Dashboard markdown CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-09359 Apache Superset Open Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-36388 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-36388 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fg9-5w46-xmrj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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