Authenticated data disclosure via excessive Gamma permissions
Published Nov 27, 2023 · Updated Jun 5, 2025
Incorrect permissions in Apache Superset before 2.1.2 allow remote authenticated users with the Gamma role to read CSS templates and annotations. The built-in Gamma role grants can_read on the CssTemplate and Annotation resources, exposing their configured contents beyond the role's intended data scope. A valid account assigned Gamma is required, and the reported consequence is limited to reading those application resources.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect permissions in Apache Superset before 2.1.2 allow remote authenticated users with the Gamma role to read CSS templates and annotations. The built-in Gamma role grants can_read on the CssTemplate and Annotation resources, exposing their configured contents beyond the role's intended data scope. A valid account assigned Gamma is required, and the reported consequence is limited to reading those application resources.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-42501
- Published
- Nov 27, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Vendor
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- Apache Superset
- Classifications
- CWE-276, T1213
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.12
- Affected versionversion=0 <2.1.2
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