CVE-2025-29928
Authentik Persistent Session Storage Vulnerability (Session Hijacking)
Description
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to versions 2024.12.4 and 2025.2.3, when authentik was configured to use the database for session storage (which is a non-default setting), deleting sessions via the Web Interface or the API would not revoke the session and the session holder would continue to have access to authentik. authentik 2025.2.3 and 2024.12.4 fix this issue. Switching to the cache-based session storage until the authentik instance can be upgraded is recommended. This will however also delete all existing sessions and users will have to re-authenticate.
INFO
Published Date :
March 28, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 28, 2025, 6:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.8
Exploitability Score :
1.6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2025-29928.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/71294b7deb6eb5726a782de83b957eaf25fc4cf6 | |
| https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-p6p8-f853-9g2p |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to versions 2024.12.4 and 2025.2.3, when authentik was configured to use the database for session storage (which is a non-default setting), deleting sessions via the Web Interface or the API would not revoke the session and the session holder would continue to have access to authentik. authentik 2025.2.3 and 2024.12.4 fix this issue. Switching to the cache-based session storage until the authentik instance can be upgraded is recommended. This will however also delete all existing sessions and users will have to re-authenticate. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-384 Added Reference https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/71294b7deb6eb5726a782de83b957eaf25fc4cf6 Added Reference https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-p6p8-f853-9g2p
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-29928 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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