Improper authentication in authentik - CVE-2025-52553
Published: July 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112089
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52553
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
authentik
How to mitigate CVE-2025-52553
Install updates from vendor's website.
authentik - addressed in versions 2025.4.3, 2025.6.3
External 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