CVE-2024-42490

authentik has Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2024 at 03:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAuthentik

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.

Affected

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

v < 2024.4.4v < 2024.6.42024.6.0 ≤ v < 2024.6.4
Affected range stops below 2024.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2024.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-285

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