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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-29928
authentik's deletion of sessions did not revoke sessions when using database session storage
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 :

Aug. 21, 2025, 6:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-29928 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Upgrade authentik to a patched version or switch session storage to cache.
  • Upgrade authentik to version 2025.2.3 or later.
  • Upgrade authentik to version 2024.12.4 or later.
  • Switch session storage to cache-based.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/71294b7deb6eb5726a782de83b957eaf25fc4cf6 Patch
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-p6p8-f853-9g2p Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-29928 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:goauthentik:authentik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2024.12.4 *cpe:2.3:a:goauthentik:authentik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2025.2.0 up to (excluding) 2025.2.3
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/71294b7deb6eb5726a782de83b957eaf25fc4cf6 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-p6p8-f853-9g2p Types: Vendor Advisory
  • 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
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8
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