CVE-2023-36388 Apache Superset: Improper API permission for low privilege users allows for SSRF

What is CVE-2023-36388?

CVE-2023-36388 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 6 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper REST API permission in Apache Superset up to and including 2.1.0 allows for an authenticated Gamma users to test network connections, possible SSRF.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36388?

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-2023-36388?

Upgrade apache-superset to 2.1.1 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2023-36388 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36388 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-2023-36388, GHSA-4fg9-5w46-xmrj, PYSEC-2026-1159.