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CVE-2023-40610

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-11-27
  • Fixed in2.1.2
  • WeaknessCWE-863

Am I affected?

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Description

Improper authorization check and possible privilege escalation on Apache Superset up to but excluding 2.1.2. Using the default examples database connection that allows access to both the examples schema and Apache Superset's metadata database, an attacker using a specially crafted CTE SQL statement could change data on the metadata database. This weakness could result on tampering with the authentication/authorization data.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-11-2711:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-40610?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-40610?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache superset
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1< 2.1.22.1.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apache superset to 2.1.2

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-06-03
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.16.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-863read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-11-27
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40610?

Improper authorization check and possible privilege escalation on Apache Superset up to but excluding 2.1.2. Using the default examples database connection that allows access to both the examples schema and Apache Superset's metadata database, an attacker using a specially crafted CTE SQL statement could change data on the metadata database. This weakness could result on tampering with the authentication/authorization data.

Is CVE-2023-40610 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-40610, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-40610?

CVE-2023-40610 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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