# CVE-2018-8021: Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code ex

- Also known as: PYSEC-2018-74, GHSA-VXP9-WV2F-WQMW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 0.23.0, 0.23
- Published: 2018-11-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- unspecified Superset: prior to 0.23
- superset (PyPI): fixed in 0.23.0
- superset (PyPI): fixed in 0.23

## Description

Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code execution. Note Superset 0.23 was released prior to any Superset release under the Apache Software Foundation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on unspecified Superset, superset, upgrade to a fixed version (0.23.0, 0.23) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933/
- https://github.com/apache/incubator-superset/pull/4243
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933
- https://github.com/r3dxpl0it/Apache-Superset-Remote-Code-Execution-PoC-CVE-2018-8021

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