What is CVE-2024-24779?

CVE-2024-24779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-24779?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apache Superset

CVE-2024-24779

Apache Superset with custom roles that include `can write on dataset` and without all data access permissions, allows for users to create virtual datasets to data they don't have access to. These users could then use those virtual datasets to get access to unauthorized data. This issue affects Apache Superset: before 3.0.4, from 3.1.0 before 3.1.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.1.1 or 3.0.4, which fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-02-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Superset
Apache Software Foundation Superset — versions 0, 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

lists.apache.org/thread/xzhz1m5bb9zxhyqgoy4q2d689b3zp4pq (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/28/6 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24779?: CVE-2024-24779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-24779?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.