CVE-2024-42490
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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/<uuid>/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–8.7
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affected products (9)
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advisories (3)
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- GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints2024-08-22ghsa · osvUS
### Summary Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this: - `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/view_certificate/` - `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/view_private_key/` - `/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. ### Patches authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue. ### Workarounds Access to the API endpoints can be blocked at a Reverse-proxy/Load balancer level to prevent this issue from being exploited. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Email us at [security@goauthentik.io](mailto:security@goauthentik.io)
- BIT-authentik-2024-42490authentik has Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints2026-04-16vendor · osvUS
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/<uuid>/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/<uuid>/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.
- GO-2024-3085GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints in goauthentik.io2024-08-30vendor · osvUS
GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints in goauthentik.io. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: goauthentik.io before v2024.4.4, from v2024.6.0-rc1 before v2024.6.4.
also known as (6)
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- CNNVD-202408-2244cnnvd
- EUVD-2024-2642enisa_euvd
- GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8enisa_euvd
- BIT-authentik-2024-42490osv
- GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8osv
- GO-2024-3085osv
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-42490/cnnvd
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/19318d4c00bb02c4ec3c4f8f15ac2e1dbe8d846ccnnvd
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/359b343f51524342a5ca03828e7c975a1d654b11cnnvd
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42490cnnvd
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/19318d4c00bb02c4ec3c4f8f15ac2e1dbe8d846cenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/359b343f51524342a5ca03828e7c975a1d654b11enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8enisa_euvd
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