# CVE-2023-25504: Apache Superset: Possible SSRF on import datasets

> Authenticated users with specific permissions can exploit dataset import to perform Server-Side Request Forgery and access internal resources.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-superset-2023-25504, GHSA-fxjg-28fm-pfxh, PYSEC-2026-1179

## What is CVE-2023-25504?

CVE-2023-25504 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 17 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A malicious actor who has been authenticated and granted specific permissions in Apache Superset may use the import dataset feature in order to conduct Server-Side Request Forgery
attacks and query internal resources on behalf of the server where Superset
is deployed. This vulnerability exists in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25504?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `apache-superset` | PyPI | All versions | 2.1.0 |
| `apache-superset` | PyPI | All versions | 2.1.0 |
| `apache-superset` | PyPI | All versions | 2.1.0 |
| `superset` | Bitnami | All versions | 2.0.2 |

Products: Apache Superset.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25504?

Upgrade apache-superset to 2.1.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-25504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

- [CVE-2023-27524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27524/): Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource (high 8.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-27479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27479/): SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-8021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8021/): Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49657/): Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-43719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43719/): Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25504 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25504 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 17 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- apache-superset (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.0
- apache-superset (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.0
- apache-superset (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.0
- superset (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 2.0.2

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25504/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25504/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25504
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25504
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25504

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25504/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.