CVE-2023-42501 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2023-42501

Apache Superset: Unnecessary read permissions within the Gamma role

4.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Unnecessary read permissions within the Gamma role would allow authenticated users to read configured CSS templates and annotations. This issue affects Apache Superset: before 2.1.2. Users should upgrade to version or above 2.1.2 and run `superset init` to reconstruct the Gamma role or remove `can_read` permission from the mentioned resources.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Miguel Segovia Gil

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Superset

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 27th, 2023

Last Modified: June 5th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification

Defense Evasion

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow

Privilege Escalation

T1021 Remote Services

Lateral Movement

T1005 Data from Local System