Auth bypass in Dpgaspar Flask-Appbuilder

CVE-2021-41265

Flask-AppBuilder is a development framework built on top of Flask. Verions prior to 3.3.4 contain an improper authentication vulnerability in the REST API. The issue allows for a malicious actor with a carefully crafted request to successfully authenticate and gain access to existing protected REST API endpoints. This only affects non database authentication types and new REST API endpoints. Users should upgrade to Flask-AppBuilder 3.3.4 to receive a patch.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (66.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41265?
CVE-2021-41265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dpgaspar Flask-Appbuilder, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-41265?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41265 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.