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SCA: security update for apache-superset (GHSA-fj4x-m62j-wvwg)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421596

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2023-37941)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fj4x-m62j-wvwg

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 421596

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-37941

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2023

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Apache Superset Signed Cookie RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-37941

cwe: CWE-502