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GHSA-m3rf-7m4w-r66q

HighCVSS 8.1 / 10
Published Dec 9, 2021·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

Improper authentication on the REST API. Allows for a malicious actor with a carefully crafted request to successfully authenticate and gain access to existing protected REST API endpoints. Only affects non database authentication types, and new REST API endpoints.

Patches

Upgrade to Flask-AppBuilder 3.3.4

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Open an issue in https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder
Risk Scores
Base Score
8.1

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
7.4

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
1.25%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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