Improper Authorization in authentik - CVE-2024-52287
Published: November 21, 2024 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127136
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52287
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Authentik Security Inc
Affected software:
authentik
authentik
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform unauthorized actions in another system that trusts tokens signed by authentik.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in OAuth scope validation for the client_credentials and device_code grants when issuing OAuth tokens. A remote privileged user can request or obtain a token with scopes not configured in authentik to perform unauthorized actions in another system that trusts tokens signed by authentik.
Exploitation requires valid OAuth2 client credentials and knowledge of a trusting downstream system and the scopes it checks for.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52287
Install security update from vendor's website.