CVE-2025-0628
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin functionality of the application, including endpoints such as '/users/list' and '/users/get_users'. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation within the application, enabling any account to become a PROXY ADMIN.
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affected products (2)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rpLiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability2025-03-20ghsa · osvUS
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin functionality of the application, including endpoints such as '/users/list' and '/users/get_users'. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation within the application, enabling any account to become a PROXY ADMIN.
- PYSEC-2026-1546LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability2026-07-07vendor · osvUS
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin functionality of the application, including endpoints such as '/users/list' and '/users/get_users'. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation within the application, enabling any account to become a PROXY ADMIN.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/566d9354aab4215091b2e51ad0333e948125fa1bcnnvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/6c0e2f75-2d03-42f9-9530-e16a973317fccnnvd
- https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/566d9354aab4215091b2e51ad0333e948125fa1benisa_euvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/6c0e2f75-2d03-42f9-9530-e16a973317fcenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/566d9354aab4215091b2e51ad0333e948125fa1bnvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/6c0e2f75-2d03-42f9-9530-e16a973317fcnvd
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