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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-28125

Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-28125

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Apr 2021, 10:15 UTC

Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.

osv:CVE-2021-28125
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28125",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "Apache Superset up to and including 1.0.1 allowed for the creation of an external URL that could be malicious. By not checking user input for open redirects the URL shortener functionality would allow for a malicious user to create a short URL for a dashboard that could convince the user to click the link.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-28125",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        "PYSEC-2021-128",
        "PYSEC-2026-3078"
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.658185906Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430075,
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