Incorrect Privilege Assignment in eLabFTW - CVE-2024-25633
Published: August 13, 2024 / Updated: April 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127369
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25633
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to create user accounts and gain access to team data.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege assignment in the user account creation functionality when handling account creation requests. A remote user can create new validated accounts in their team to create user accounts and gain access to team data.
If anonymous access is enabled, unauthenticated users can create regular users in any team.
Affected software
eLabFTW
How to mitigate CVE-2024-25633
Install security update from vendor's website.
eLabFTW - update to 5.0.0