CVE-2021-32609 XSS vulnerability on Explore page

What is CVE-2021-32609?

CVE-2021-32609 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 18 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32609?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-superset and superset. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Superset.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32609?

Upgrade apache-superset to 1.2.0 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-32609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

• CVE-2023-27524 Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Exploited High 8.9
• CVE-2022-27479 SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-8021 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-43719 Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API High 8.8

All Apache Superset vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-superset-2021-32609, GHSA-f8vc-f28w-x9c9, PYSEC-2021-377.