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CVE-2024-52287: authentik performs insufficient validation of OAuth scopes

Analyzed
Published 21-11-2024Last modified 21-11-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-52287 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Authorization vulnerability in goauthentik authentik. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. When using the client_credentials or device_code OAuth grants, it was possible for an attacker to get a token from authentik with scopes that haven't been configured in authentik. authentik 2024.8.5 and 2024.10.3 fix this issue.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.58% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Goauthentik1 product
  • authentik≥ 2024.10.0-rc1, < 2024.10.3 | < 2024.8.5 | ≥ 2024.10.0, < 2024.10.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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