CVE-2023-43701
Apache Superset: Stored XSS on API endpoint
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Superset: Stored XSS on API endpoint
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-43701- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-3056
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2023-3056- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq8q-99p5-xfrw
Apache Superset Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
GHSA-wq8q-99p5-xfrw- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-43701- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A: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: Stored XSS on API endpoint
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-43701- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wq8q-99p5-xfrw
Apache Superset Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
GHSA-wq8q-99p5-xfrw- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1190
Apache Superset Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1190- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-superset-2023-43701 No score
Apache Superset: Stored XSS on API endpoint
Improper payload validation and an improper REST API response type, made it possible for an authenticated malicious actor to store malicious code into Chart's metadata, this code could get executed if a user specifically accesses a specific deprecated API endpoint. This issue affects Apache Superset versions prior to 2.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
- Record
BIT-superset-2023-43701- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
supersetBitnami |
before 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
apache-supersetPyPI |
before 2.1.2, plus listed versions 0.34.00.34.10.35.10.35.20.36.0 Show 26 moreShow less0.37.00.37.10.37.20.38.00.38.11.0.01.0.11.1.01.2.01.3.01.3.11.3.21.4.01.4.11.4.21.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.32.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.1.1rc12.1.1rc22.1.1rc3 |
2.1.2 |
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-2023-43701 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Superset, published November 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in apache-superset 2.1.2.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/4dnr1knk50fw60jxkjgqj228f0xcc892
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43701
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq8q-99p5-xfrw
pypi.org/project/apache-superset