{"id":"BIT-superset-2023-27524","summary":"Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided 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.\n\nAll superset installations should always set a unique secure random SECRET_KEY. Your SECRET_KEY is used to securely sign all session cookies and encrypting sensitive information on the database.\nAdd a strong SECRET_KEY to your `superset_config.py` file like:\n\nSECRET_KEY = \u003cYOUR_OWN_RANDOM_GENERATED_SECRET_KEY\u003e\n\nAlternatively you can set it with `SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY` environment variable.","aliases":["CVE-2023-27524","GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c","PYSEC-2026-1161"],"modified":"2026-09-08T08:45:15.725019462Z","published":"2025-02-05T07:28:32.393Z","database_specific":{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"severity":"Critical"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html"},{"type":"DISCUSSION","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"superset","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/superset"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/superset/BIT-superset-2023-27524.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}