Observable Response Discrepancy in Flask-AppBuilderGHSA-434h-p4gx-jm89
MEDIUMFix: dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder@780bd0eGHSA-434h-p4gx-jm89 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-203 vulnerability in flask-appbuilder. A fix is available for flask-appbuilder — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-434h-p4gx-jm89 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
flask-appbuilderReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
User enumeration in database authentication in Flask-AppBuilder <= 3.2.3. Allows for a non authenticated user to enumerate existing accounts by timing the response time from the server when you are logging in.
Patches
Upgrade to 3.3.0
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Flask-AppBuilder
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | flask-appbuilder | all versions | 3.3.0pip install --upgrade 'flask-appbuilder==3.3.0' |
Affected Products
airflowapacheflask-appbuilderdpgasparDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for flask-appbuilder, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update flask-appbuilder to 3.3.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-434h-p4gx-jm89 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-434h-p4gx-jm89 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.