CVE-2024-42490: Goauthentik.io GoAuthentik Vulnerable To Insufficient Authorization Vulnerability
CRITICALCVE-2024-42490 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 8.7) goauthentik vulnerable to insufficient authorization vulnerability (CWE-285: Improper Authorization) affecting Goauthentik.io libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves goauthentik vulnerable to insufficient authorization for several api endpoints. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2024.6.4, 2024.4.4.
CVE-2024-42490 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.7
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2024-42490
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Goauthentik.io dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade goauthentik.io to 2024.6.4Upgrade goauthentik.io to 2024.4.4Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for goauthentik.ioHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-42490, inspect your project dependencies for Goauthentik.io:
inspect dependencies for goauthentik.ioAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Goauthentik.io in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2024.6.4), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-285: Improper Authorization, where the product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. In Goauthentik.io, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-42490 Affected Goauthentik.io Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
goauthentik.io
|
Go |
≥ 2024.6.0-rc1
< 2024.6.4
|
2024.6.4
|
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goauthentik.io
|
Go |
< 2024.4.4
|
2024.4.4
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8",
"modified" : "2024-11-18T16:27:06Z",
"published" : "2024-08-22T16:39:25Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-42490" ],
"summary" : "GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints",
"details" : "### Summary\n\nSeveral API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization.\n\nThe main API endpoints affected by this:\n\n- `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/view_certificate/`\n- `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/view_private_key/`\n- `/api/v3/.../used_by/`\n\nNote 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.\n\n### Patches\n\nauthentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAccess to the API endpoints can be blocked at a Reverse-proxy/Load balancer level to prevent this issue from being exploited.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n- Email us at [security@goauthentik.io](mailto:security@goauthentik.io)\n",
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"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H"
}, {
"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
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"name" : "goauthentik.io"
},
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}, {
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"references" : [ {
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"url" : "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42490"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/19318d4c00bb02c4ec3c4f8f15ac2e1dbe8d846c"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/359b343f51524342a5ca03828e7c975a1d654b11"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-285", "CWE-863" ],
"severity" : "CRITICAL",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-08-22T16:39:25Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2024-08-22T16:15:09Z"
}
}