Incorrect authorization in authentik - CVE-2024-37905
Published: June 26, 2024 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127140
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37905
CWE-ID: CWE-863
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 escalate privileges to superuser.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in the API token management endpoint when handling token modification requests. A remote user can create an API token and change the user the token belongs to to escalate privileges to superuser.
The modified token inherits the API access of the higher-privileged user, which can enable password changes for that user or malicious configuration changes.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-37905
Install security update from vendor's website.