What is CVE-2023-37941?

CVE-2023-37941 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-37941?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-37941 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deserialization in Apache Superset

CVE-2023-37941

If an attacker gains write access to the Apache Superset metadata database, they could persist a specifically crafted Python object that may lead to remote code execution on Superset's web backend. The Superset metadata db is an 'internal' component that is typically only accessible directly by the system administrator and the superset process itself. Gaining access to that database should be difficult and require significant privileges. This vulnerability impacts Apache Superset versions 1.5.0 up to and including 2.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.1 or later.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.292 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Superset
Apache Software Foundation Superset — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37941?: CVE-2023-37941 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-37941?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-37941 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.