SB2025070175 - Insufficient session verification for Remote Access Control endpoint in Authentik
Published: July 1, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025070175
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52553)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not properly invalidate session tokens passed via URL after successful authorization to a RAC endpoint. A remote attacker can intercept or guess the token and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/0e07414e9739b318cff9401a413a5fe849545325
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/65373ab21711d58147b5cb9276c5b5876baaa5eb
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/7100d3c6741853f1cfe3ea2073ba01823ab55caa
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-wr3v-9p2c-chx7