CVE-2024-37905 HIGH

CVE-2024-37905: Improper Access Control and Incorrect Authorization in github.com/goauthentik/authentik

Vendor Goauthentik
Product authentik
Weakness CWE-284
Published June 28, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 28, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated