CVE-2021-28125
Apache Superset Open Redirect
Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
CVE-2021-28125- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Superset Open Redirect
Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
CVE-2021-28125- Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0020 No score
Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0020- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pfwg-rxf4-97c3
6.1
Open Redirect in Apache Superset
Apache Superset prior to 1.1.0 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
GHSA-pfwg-rxf4-97c3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
CVE-2021-28125- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pfwg-rxf4-97c3
6.1
Open Redirect in Apache Superset
Apache Superset prior to 1.1.0 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
GHSA-pfwg-rxf4-97c3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-3078
6.1
Open Redirect in Apache Superset
Apache Superset prior to 1.1.0 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-3078- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-superset-2021-28125 No score
Apache Superset Open Redirect
Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
BIT-superset-2021-28125- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-128 No score
Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
supersetPyPI |
through 0.34.0 | None known |
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
supersetBitnami |
before 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
supersetPyPI |
through 0.34.0, plus listed versions 0.13.20.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.1 Show 45 moreShow less0.15.30.15.40.17.00.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.17.60.18.00.18.20.18.30.18.40.18.50.19.00.19.10.20.00.20.10.20.20.20.30.20.40.20.50.20.60.21.00.21.10.22.00.22.10.23.00.23.10.23.20.23.30.24.00.25.00.25.10.25.20.25.30.25.40.25.50.25.60.26.00.26.20.26.30.27.00.27.0rc10.28.0 |
None known |
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 1.1.0, plus listed versions 0.34.00.34.10.35.10.35.20.36.0 Show 7 moreShow less0.37.00.37.10.37.20.38.00.38.11.0.01.0.1 |
1.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28125 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Superset, published April 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 64.0%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in apache-superset 1.1.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89b5d0dd35c1adc9624b48d6247729c73b2641b32754226661368434%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/27/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28125
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89b5d0dd35c1adc9624b48d6247729c73b2641b32754226661368434@%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3E
github.com/apache/superset/commit/eb35b804acf4d84cb70d02743e04b8afebbee029
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfwg-rxf4-97c3
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-superset/PYSEC-2021-128.yaml
github.com/apache/superset
pypi.org/project/superset
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