{"id":"CVE-2023-27524","aliases":["GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c","BIT-superset-2023-27524","PYSEC-2026-1161"],"title":"Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY","summary":"Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY","severity":"high","cvss":8.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:H","vendor":"apache-superset","product":"apache-superset","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["apache-superset < 2.1.0"],"patched":["apache-superset 2.1.0"],"published":"2023-04-24","updated":"2026-07-07","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/b180319bbf08e876ea84963220ebebbfd0699e03"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/superset"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"}],"tags":["osv","pip","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"epss":0.97405,"epssPercentile":0.99898,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2024-01-08","kevDueDate":"2024-01-29","kevRansomware":false,"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:45.981Z","exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"github":14,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2023-27524","https://github.com/Okaytc/Superset_auth_bypass_check","https://github.com/ZZ-SOCMAP/CVE-2023-27524"],"metasploit":["auxiliary/gather/apache_superset_cookie_sig_priv_esc","exploit/linux/http/apache_superset_cookie_sig_rce"],"nuclei":["CVE-2023-27524"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-25T08:20:41.602Z"},"slug":"CVE-2023-27524","body":"## Overview\n\nSession Validation attacks in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1. Installations that have not altered the default configured SECRET_KEY according to installation instructions allow for an attacker to authenticate and access unauthorized resources. This does not affect Superset administrators who have changed the default value for SECRET_KEY config.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `apache-superset < 2.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `apache-superset 2.1.0`","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":93,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":49,"likelihood":19.5,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}