8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-37905
"Authentik API-Access-Token Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

authentik is an open-source Identity Provider that emphasizes flexibility and versatility. Authentik API-Access-Token mechanism can be exploited to gain admin user privileges. A successful exploit of the issue will result in a user gaining full admin access to the Authentik application, including resetting user passwords and more. This issue has been patched in version(s) 2024.2.4, 2024.4.2 and 2024.6.0.

INFO

Published Date :

June 28, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-37905 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Goauthentik authentik

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-37905 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2024.2.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2024.4.3
    Added Reference https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2024.6.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-c78c-2r9w-p7x4
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description authentik is an open-source Identity Provider that emphasizes flexibility and versatility. Authentik API-Access-Token mechanism can be exploited to gain admin user privileges. A successful exploit of the issue will result in a user gaining full admin access to the Authentik application, including resetting user passwords and more. This issue has been patched in version(s) 2024.2.4, 2024.4.2 and 2024.6.0.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-c78c-2r9w-p7x4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2024.2.4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2024.4.3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2024.6.0 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-863
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-284
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Privileges Required
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Confidentiality
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