Medium

Flask-AppBuilder Open Redirect vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 08.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:19

Impact

If using Flask-AppBuilder OAuth, an attacker can share a carefully crafted URL with a trusted domain for an application built with Flask-AppBuilder, this URL can redirect a user to a malicious site. This is an open redirect vulnerability

Patches

Install Flask-AppBuilder 3.2.2 or above

Workarounds

Filter HTTP traffic containing ?next={next-site} where the next-site domain is different from the application you are protecting

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) flask-appbuilder < 3.3.2 3.3.2

References

CVSS score 7.2/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-601
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
flask-appbuilder
Disclosed
08.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 13:19

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2021-359 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-624f-cqvr-3qw4 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: flask-appbuilder

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (14) in the archive
Total entries
14
First → latest
05.2021 09.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 2
  • Medium 9
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 3
  2. 2022: 3
  3. 2023: 2
  4. 2024: 3
  5. 2025: 3
  6. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2023-29005 < 4.3.0 4.3.0
  2. High · 8.1 CVE-2021-41265 < 3.3.4 3.3.4
  3. Flask-AppBuilder Open Redirect vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 7.2 CVE-2021-32805 < 3.3.2 3.3.2

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