CVE-2023-42504
Apache Superset: Lack of rate limiting allows for possible denial of service
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
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Superset: Lack of rate limiting allows for possible denial of service
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
- Record
CVE-2023-42504- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2863
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
- Record
EUVD-2023-2863- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3hp7-4qq4-v5c6
Apache Superset Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability
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
- Record
GHSA-3hp7-4qq4-v5c6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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
- Record
CVE-2023-42504- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Superset: Lack of rate limiting allows for possible denial of service
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
- Record
CVE-2023-42504- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3hp7-4qq4-v5c6
Apache Superset Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability
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
- Record
GHSA-3hp7-4qq4-v5c6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1157
Apache Superset Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability
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
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1157- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-superset-2023-42504 No score
Apache Superset: Lack of rate limiting allows for possible denial of service
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
- Record
BIT-superset-2023-42504- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
supersetBitnami |
before 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 3.0.0, plus listed versions 0.34.00.34.10.35.10.35.20.36.0 Show 32 moreShow less0.37.00.37.10.37.20.38.00.38.11.0.01.0.11.1.01.2.01.3.01.3.11.3.21.4.01.4.11.4.21.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.32.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.1.1rc12.1.1rc22.1.1rc32.1.22.1.33.0.0rc13.0.0rc23.0.0rc33.0.0rc4 |
3.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42504 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Apache Superset, published November 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in apache-superset 3.0.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/yzq5gk1y9lyw6nxwd3xdkxg1djqw1h6l
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/28/6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42504
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hp7-4qq4-v5c6
pypi.org/project/apache-superset