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Status published
High
CVE-2024-38371
Insufficient access control for OAuth2 Device Code flow in authentik
Vulnerability Description
authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Access restrictions assigned to an application were not checked when using the OAuth2 Device code flow. This could potentially allow users without the correct authorization to get OAuth tokens for an application and access it. This issue has been patched in version(s) 2024.6.0, 2024.2.4 and 2024.4.3.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
authentik
Vulnerable Versions:
< 2024.6.0, < 2024.4.3, < 2024.2.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 28th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1078
Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1213
Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1565.002
Stored Data Manipulation
Impact
T1548
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1021
Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098
Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion