hay-kot Mealie 2.2.0 /api/users/{user-id} permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in hay-kot Mealie 2.2.0. This affects an unknown function of the file /api/users/{user-id}. Such manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-55072. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in hay-kot Mealie 2.2.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file /api/users/{user-id}. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Broken Object Level Authorization vulnerability in the component /api/users/{user-id} of hay-kot mealie v2.2.0 allows users to edit their own profile in order to give themselves more permissions or to change their household.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-55072 since 12/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/30/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-54316). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/06/2024 🔍
03/28/2025 +112 days 🔍
03/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2025 +94 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 4593
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-55072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-55072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301826
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2025 06:50
Updated: 06/30/2025 10:17
Changes: 03/28/2025 06:50 (53), 03/28/2025 06:51 (1), 06/30/2025 10:17 (1)
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