CVE-2024-37905

Improper Access Control and Incorrect Authorization in github.com/goauthentik/authentik

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 28, 2024 at 05:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAuthentik

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2024.2.4v < 2024.4.2v < 2024.6.02024.4.0 ≤ v < 2024.4.3
Affected range stops below 2024.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2024.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2024.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2024.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-863

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