Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY

Exploitation

Confirmed: listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVSS

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

EPSS

• CVE-2023-27524: 98.15% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 99.91 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Session Validation attacks in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1. Installations that have not altered the default configured SECRETKEY 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 SECRETKEY config.

Published by the source

24 Apr 2023, 18:30 UTC

Last modified by the source

7 Jul 2026, 17:56 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c

2. Revision 2 · evidence added · 24 Oct 2026

   CISA KEV confirmed exploitation for CVE-2023-27524 (date added 2024-01-08). Customer workflow unchanged.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-27524

Advisory: Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY
IDs: CVE-2023-27524, GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-27524 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.9)
Exploitation: confirmed: listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: apache-superset 2.1.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI apache-superset: affected < 2.1.0; fixed in 2.1.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show apache-superset`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on apache-superset.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c (OSV record GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c lists affected ranges: PyPI apache-superset >=0 <2.1.0 (fixed))
- Verified: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json (CISA added CVE-2023-27524 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-01-08.)
- Verified: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog (CISA added CVE-2023-27524 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-01-08.)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c lists affected ranges: PyPI apache-superset >=0 <2.1.0)

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