---
id: CVE-2022-45438
aliases:
  - GHSA-8f5j-mgx9-5hm5
  - BIT-superset-2022-45438
  - PYSEC-2026-778
title: Apache Superset has Improper Access Control
summary: Apache Superset has Improper Access Control
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
vendor: apache-superset
product: apache-superset
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - apache-superset <= 1.5.2
  - apache-superset
published: '2023-01-16'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8f5j-mgx9-5hm5'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45438'
  - url: 'https://github.com/apache/superset'
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/snxbkf2x9kww7s0wkmydct9nhqqn9rv9'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01239
epssPercentile: 0.67857
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:47.461Z'
---

## Overview

When explicitly enabling the feature flag `DASHBOARD_CACHE` (disabled by default), the system allowed for an unauthenticated user to access dashboard configuration metadata using a REST API Get endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset version 1.5.2 and prior versions and version 2.0.0.

## Affected packages

- `apache-superset <= 1.5.2`
- `apache-superset`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.