CVE-2023-42502 Apache Superset: Open Redirect Vulnerability
An authenticated attacker can redirect users to malicious sites by spoofing the HTTP Host header in dataset links.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-42502?
CVE-2023-42502 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 28 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An authenticated attacker with update datasets permission could change a dataset link to an untrusted site by spoofing the HTTP Host header, users could be redirected to this site when clicking on that specific dataset. This issue affects Apache Superset versions before 3.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42502?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-superset and superset. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 3.0.0 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 3.0.0 |
apache-superset PyPI | All versions | 3.0.0 |
superset Bitnami | All versions | 3.0.0 |
Products include Apache Superset.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42502?
Upgrade apache-superset to 3.0.0 or later.
Is CVE-2023-42502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Superset
- CVE-2023-27524 Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
- CVE-2022-27479 SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API
- CVE-2018-8021 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset
- CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title
- CVE-2022-43719 Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API
Sources
Also known as BIT-superset-2023-42502, GHSA-hc74-9vjm-c9xv, PYSEC-2026-1182.