CVE-2024-53949
Apache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-53949- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-3416
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-3416- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35fc-9hrj-3585
Apache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-35fc-9hrj-3585- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-53949- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-53949- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-35fc-9hrj-3585
Apache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-35fc-9hrj-3585- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1156
Apache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1156- CVSS 4.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-superset-2024-53949 No score
Apache Superset: Lower privilege users are able to create Role when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Superset when FAB_ADD_SECURITY_API is enabled (disabled by default). Allows for lower privilege users to use this API.
issue affects Apache Superset: from 2.0.0 before 4.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
BIT-superset-2024-53949- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-supersetPyPI |
2.0.0 up to 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 |
supersetBitnami |
2.0.0 up to 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 |
apache-supersetPyPI |
2.0.0 up to 4.1.0, plus listed versions 2.0.12.1.02.1.12.1.1rc12.1.1rc2 Show 28 moreShow less2.1.1rc32.1.22.1.33.0.03.0.0rc13.0.0rc23.0.0rc33.0.0rc43.0.13.0.23.0.33.0.43.1.03.1.0rc13.1.0rc23.1.0rc33.1.0rc43.1.13.1.23.1.34.0.04.0.0rc14.0.0rc24.0.14.0.24.1.0rc24.1.0rc34.1.0rc4 |
4.1.0 |
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-2024-53949 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Apache Superset, published December 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in apache-superset 4.1.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/d3scbwmfpzbpm6npnzdw5y4owtqqyq8d
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/09/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53949
github.com/apache/superset/commit/7650c47e72f28559e91524f5d68d50c2060df4c7
pypi.org/project/apache-superset