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TI-2023-21408 Aliases CVE-2023-40610GHSA-f678-j579-4xf5

Apache Superset: Privilege escalation with default examples database

Priority HIGH 71CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Improper authorization check and possible privilege escalation on Apache Superset up to but excluding 2.1.2. Using the default examples database connection that allows access to both the examples schema and Apache Superset's metadata database, an attacker using a specially crafted CTE SQL statement could change data on the metadata database. This weakness could result on tampering with the authentication/authorization data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01335 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Superset (Apache Software Foundation): 2.1.2apache-superset (PyPI): 2.1.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Supersetbefore 2.1.22.1.2Patch availableCNA
—apache-superset (PyPI)before 2.1.22.1.2Patch availableGHSA-f678-j579-4xf5
  • Apache Superset VendorApache Affected before 2.1.2 Fixed in 2.1.2 Patch available CNA
  • apache-superset (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.2 Fixed in 2.1.2 Patch available GHSA-f678-j579-4xf5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.1.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Superset (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.1.2
  • Fix · GHSA-f678-j579-4xf5 apache-superset (PyPI) Fixed in 2.1.2 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Superset 2.1.2

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-23406 Apache Superset: Stored XSS on API endpointPriority LOW 26
    • TI-2023-22661 Apache Superset: Unnecessary read permissions within the Gamma rolePriority LOW 22
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40610
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f678-j579-4xf5

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • 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-2023-20410 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
  • TI-2023-19373 Apache Superset: Metadata db write access can lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
See all 69 →

Sources

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