id: PYSEC-2026-1161
published: "2026-07-07T11:45:18.615610Z"
modified: "2026-07-07T17:23:44.037688Z"
aliases:
- CVE-2023-27524
- GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c
summary: Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY
details: Session Validation attacks in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1. Installations that have not altered the default configured SECRET_KEY according to installation instructions allow for an attacker to authenticate and access unauthorized resources. This does not affect Superset administrators who have changed the default value for SECRET_KEY config.
affected:
- package:
    name: apache-superset
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/apache-superset
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: 2.1.0
  versions:
  - 0.34.0
  - 0.34.1
  - 0.35.1
  - 0.35.2
  - 0.36.0
  - 0.37.0
  - 0.37.1
  - 0.37.2
  - 0.38.0
  - 0.38.1
  - 1.0.0
  - 1.0.1
  - 1.1.0
  - 1.2.0
  - 1.3.0
  - 1.3.1
  - 1.3.2
  - 1.4.0
  - 1.4.1
  - 1.4.2
  - 1.5.0
  - 1.5.1
  - 1.5.2
  - 1.5.3
  - 2.0.0
  - 2.0.1
references:
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/b180319bbf08e876ea84963220ebebbfd0699e03
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://github.com/apache/superset
- type: WEB
  url: https://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk
- type: WEB
  url: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
- type: WEB
  url: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- type: WEB
  url: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524
- type: WEB
  url: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2
- type: WEB
  url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://pypi.org/project/apache-superset
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c
severity:
- type: CVSS_V3
  score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:H