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CVE-2023-42504: Apache Superset: Lack of rate limiting allows for possible denial of service

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% 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-770

Description

An authenticated malicious user could initiate multiple concurrent requests, each requesting multiple dashboard exports, leading to a possible denial of service. This issue affects Apache Superset: 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

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/28/6
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/yzq5gk1y9lyw6nxwd3xdkxg1djqw1h6l
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/28/6
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/yzq5gk1y9lyw6nxwd3xdkxg1djqw1h6l

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