{"id":"CVE-2023-27524","aliases":["BIT-superset-2023-27524","GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c","PYSEC-2026-1161"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27524","summary":"Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided default SECRET_KEY","details":"Session 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\nAll superset installations should always set a unique secure random SECRET_KEY. Your SECRET_KEY is used to securely sign all session cookies and encrypting sensitive information on the database.\nAdd a strong SECRET_KEY to your `superset_config.py` file like:\n\nSECRET_KEY = <YOUR_OWN_RANDOM_GENERATED_SECRET_KEY>\n\nAlternatively you can set it with `SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY` environment variable.","published":"2023-04-24T15:28:16.573Z","modified":"2026-10-24T10:30:45.639615704Z","cvss":{"score":8.9,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L"},"epss":{"score":0.97405,"percentile":0.99895,"asOf":"2026-09-17"},"cisaKev":{"dateAdded":"2024-01-08","dueDate":"2024-01-29","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":false},"exploitsKnown":22,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"apache-superset","fixedVersion":"2.1.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/b180319bbf08e876ea84963220ebebbfd0699e03","label":"apache/superset@b180319"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/27xxx/CVE-2023-27524.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/b180319bbf08e876ea84963220ebebbfd0699e03"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/apache/superset"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","CISA KEV","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-10-24T10:30:45.639615704Z"}}