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CVE-2023-27524

99
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-27524 is a critical session validation vulnerability affecting Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1. Installations that have not changed the default SECRET_KEY are susceptible, allowing attackers to authenticate and access unauthorized resources. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei templates, and ExploitDB, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 0, <= 2.0.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.9HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
97.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jan 8, 2024
Metasploit: Apache Superset Signed Cookie RCE · Sep 6, 2023
Nuclei: CVE-2023-27524 · Apr 25, 2023
ExploitDB: EDB-51447 · May 23, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9740 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: apache-supersetFixed in: 2.1.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52chigh

Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY

Apr 24, 2023

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
lists.apache.org / thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2
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