CVE-2023-43701 Apache Superset: Stored XSS on API endpoint

What is CVE-2023-43701?

CVE-2023-43701 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 27 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2.  Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43701?

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-2023-43701?

Upgrade apache-superset to 2.1.2 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-2023-43701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43701 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-2023-43701, GHSA-wq8q-99p5-xfrw, PYSEC-2026-1190.