Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY

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.

CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:H

Severity from

GitHub (reviewed advisory)

Weakness

CWE-1188

Also known as

BIT-superset-2023-27524, CVE-2023-27524, PYSEC-2026-1161

• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524
• github.com/apache/superset/commit/b180319bbf08e876ea84963220ebebbfd0699e03
• github.com/apache/superset
• lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk
• packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
• packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2