Superset
CVE-2018-8021
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code execution. Note Superset 0.23 was released prior to any Superset release under the Apache Software Foundation.
AnalysisAI
Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code execution. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects. Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code execution. Note Superset 0.23 was released prior to any Superset release under the Apache Software Foundation. Affected products include: Apache Superset. Version information: prior to 0.23.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Avoid deserializing untrusted data. Use safe serialization formats (JSON). Implement integrity checks and type allowlists.
Session Validation attacks in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), th
An SQL Injection vulnerability in Apache Superset exists due to improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL
If an attacker gains write access to the Apache Superset metadata database, they could persist a specifically crafted Py
Apache Superset would allow for SQLite database connections to be incorrectly registered when an attacker uses alternati
Improper authorization check and possible privilege escalation on Apache Superset up to but excluding 2.1.2. Rated high
Apache Superset before 1.4.2 is vulnerable to SQL injection in chart data requests. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8),
A where_in JINJA macro allows users to specify a quote, which combined with a carefully crafted statement would allow fo
Apache Superset up to and including 1.3.0 when configured with ENABLE_TEMPLATE_PROCESSING on (disabled by default) allow
While investigating a bug report on Apache Superset, it was determined that an authenticated user could craft requests v
In the course of work on the open source project it was discovered that authenticated users running queries against Hive
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Rate
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely
Same weakness CWE-502 – Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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