CVE-2024-11623
Stored XSS in authentik
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.8
Stored XSS in authentik
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.
- Record
CVE-2024-11623- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-34415
4.8
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.
- Record
EUVD-2024-34415- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8wx-qvvq-mwx4
4.8
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that...
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.
- Record
GHSA-f8wx-qvvq-mwx4- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.8
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.
- Record
CVE-2024-11623- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.8
Stored XSS in authentik
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.
- Record
CVE-2024-11623- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-authentik-2024-11623 No score
Stored XSS in authentik
Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.
- Record
BIT-authentik-2024-11623- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
authentikBitnami |
before 2024.10.4 | 2024.10.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-11623 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Goauthentik Authentik, published February 4, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in authentik 2024.10.4.
References
docs.goauthentik.io/docs/security/audits-and-certs/2024-11-cobalt
github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/12092
cert.pl/en/posts/2025/02/CVE-2024-11623
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11623
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8wx-qvvq-mwx4
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/11xxx/CVE-2024-11623.json
github.com/goauthentik/authentik