goauthentik API Endpoint improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in goauthentik authentik. Impacted is an unknown function of the component API Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-42490. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in goauthentik authentik (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs//view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs//view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-42490 since 08/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/02/2024 🔍
08/22/2024 +20 days 🔍
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08/23/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275588

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2024 18:06
Updated: 08/23/2024 15:07
Changes: 08/22/2024 18:06 (62), 08/23/2024 15:07 (1)
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