CVE-2021-27907

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Apache Superset up to and including 0.38.0 allowed the creation of a Markdown component on a Dashboard page for describing chart's related information. Abusing this functionality, a malicious user could inject javascript code executing unwanted action in the context of the user's browser. The javascript code will be automatically executed (Stored XSS) when a legitimate user surfs on the dashboard page. The vulnerability is exploitable creating a “div” section and embedding in it a “svg” element with javascript code.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Superset	>= Apache Superset, <= 0.38.0

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09293fb09f1d617f0d2180c42210e739e2211f8da9bc5c1873bea67a%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 5, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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