CVE-2023-42502: Apache Superset: Open Redirect Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-11-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-601

Description

An authenticated attacker with update datasets permission could change a dataset link to an untrusted site by spoofing the HTTP Host header, users could be redirected to this site when clicking on that specific dataset. This issue affects Apache Superset versions before 3.0.0.

Affected products

Apache Superset: before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Superset 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/n8348f194d8o8mln3oxd0s8jdl5bxbmn
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n8348f194d8o8mln3oxd0s8jdl5bxbmn

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