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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00319.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Goauthentik
  • Authentik

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:goauthentik:authentik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:goauthentik:authentik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-45990 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/e9c29e1644e9199b4ba58d2b10eb8c322138eea2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-v6m7-8j37-8f4v cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Goauthentik
Goauthentik authentik
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:goauthentik:authentik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Goauthentik
Goauthentik authentik
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title authentik performs insufficient validation of OAuth scopes
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-21T21:05:11.287Z

Reserved: 2024-11-06T19:00:26.393Z

Link: CVE-2024-52287

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-21T21:04:57.706Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-21T18:15:11.570

Modified: 2025-08-21T19:21:32.553

Link: CVE-2024-52287

cve-icon Redhat

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