CVE-2021-32609
XSS vulnerability on Explore page
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
CVE-2021-32609- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XSS vulnerability on Explore page
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
CVE-2021-32609- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0021 No score
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8vc-f28w-x9c9
Apache Superset Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Explore page
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
GHSA-f8vc-f28w-x9c9- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
CVE-2021-32609- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f8vc-f28w-x9c9
Apache Superset Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Explore page
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
GHSA-f8vc-f28w-x9c9- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-superset-2021-32609 No score
XSS vulnerability on Explore page
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
BIT-superset-2021-32609- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-377 No score
Apache Superset up to and including 1.1 does not sanitize titles correctly on the Explore page. This allows an attacker with Explore access to save a chart with a malicious title, injecting html (including scripts) into the page.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-377- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
supersetBitnami |
before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 1.2.0, plus listed versions 0.34.00.34.10.35.10.35.20.36.0 Show 8 moreShow less0.37.00.37.10.37.20.38.00.38.11.0.01.0.11.1.0 |
1.2.0 |
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-2021-32609 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apache Superset, published October 18, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in apache-superset 1.2.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2c09254e98b4f8b3deb422762bd0e2aa6d743b72d96c2f90cbaae31a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32609
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8vc-f28w-x9c9