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CVE-2024-29891

ZITADEL Improper Content-Type Validation Leads to Account Takeover via Stored XSS + CSP Bypass

8.7 HighFix available

ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image and various image types are allowed. Due to a missing check, an attacker could upload HTML and pretend it is an image to gain access to the victim's account in certain scenarios. A possible victim would need to directly open the supposed image in the browser, where a session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work. The exploit could only be reproduced if the victim was using Firefox. Chrome, Safari as well as Edge did not execute the code. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.48.3, 2.47.8, 2.46.5, 2.45.5, 2.44.7, 2.43.11, and 2.42.17.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.76%Up 0.7 points since Mar 28, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.7

ZITADEL Improper Content-Type Validation Leads to Account Takeover via Stored XSS + CSP Bypass

ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image and various image types are allowed. Due to a missing check, an attacker could upload HTML and pretend it is an image to gain access to the victim's account in certain scenarios. A possible victim would need to directly open the supposed image in the browser, where a session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work. The exploit could only be reproduced if the victim was using Firefox. Chrome, Safari as well as Edge did not execute the code. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.48.3, 2.47.8, 2.46.5, 2.45.5, 2.44.7, 2.43.11, and 2.42.17.

Record
CVE-2024-29891
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0942 8.7

ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image and various image types are allowed. Due to a missing check, an attacker could upload HTML and pretend it is an image to gain access to the victim's account in certain scenarios. A possible victim would need to directly open the supposed image in the browser, where a session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work. The exploit could only be reproduced if the victim was using Firefox. Chrome, Safari as well as Edge did not execute the code. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.48.3, 2.47.8, 2.46.5, 2.45.5, 2.44.7, 2.43.11, and 2.42.17.

Record
EUVD-2024-0942
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr5w-cwwq-2v4m 8.3

ZITADEL's Improper Content-Type Validation Leads to Account Takeover via Stored XSS + CSP Bypass

Impact

ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image and various image types are allowed.

Due to a missing check, an attacker could upload HTML and pretend it is an image to gain access to the victim's account in certain scenarios. A possible victim would need to directly open the supposed image in the browser, where a session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work.

The exploit could only be reproduced if the victim was using Firefox. Chrome, Safari as well as Edge did not execute the code.

Patches

2.x versions are fixed on >= 2.48.3 2.47.x versions are fixed on >= 2.47.8 2.46.x versions are fixed on >= 2.46.5 2.45.x versions are fixed on >= 2.45.5 2.44.x versions are fixed on >= 2.44.7 2.43.x versions are fixed on >= 2.43.11 2.42.x versions are fixed on >= 2.42.17

ZITADEL recommends upgrading to the latest versions available in due course.

Workarounds

There is no workaround since a patch is already available.

References

None

Questions

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [email protected]

Credits

Thanks to Amit Laish – GE Vernova for finding and reporting the vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-hr5w-cwwq-2v4m
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.7

ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image and various image types are allowed. Due to a missing check, an attacker could upload HTML and pretend it is an image to gain access to the victim's account in certain scenarios. A possible victim would need to directly open the supposed image in the browser, where a session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work. The exploit could only be reproduced if the victim was using Firefox. Chrome, Safari as well as Edge did not execute the code. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.48.3, 2.47.8, 2.46.5, 2.45.5, 2.44.7, 2.43.11, and 2.42.17.

Record
CVE-2024-29891
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-434, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.7

ZITADEL Improper Content-Type Validation Leads to Account Takeover via Stored XSS + CSP Bypass

ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image and various image types are allowed. Due to a missing check, an attacker could upload HTML and pretend it is an image to gain access to the victim's account in certain scenarios. A possible victim would need to directly open the supposed image in the browser, where a session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work. The exploit could only be reproduced if the victim was using Firefox. Chrome, Safari as well as Edge did not execute the code. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.48.3, 2.47.8, 2.46.5, 2.45.5, 2.44.7, 2.43.11, and 2.42.17.

Record
CVE-2024-29891
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hr5w-cwwq-2v4m 8.3

ZITADEL's Improper Content-Type Validation Leads to Account Takeover via Stored XSS + CSP Bypass

Impact

ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image and various image types are allowed.

Due to a missing check, an attacker could upload HTML and pretend it is an image to gain access to the victim's account in certain scenarios. A possible victim would need to directly open the supposed image in the browser, where a session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work.

The exploit could only be reproduced if the victim was using Firefox. Chrome, Safari as well as Edge did not execute the code.

Patches

2.x versions are fixed on >= 2.48.3 2.47.x versions are fixed on >= 2.47.8 2.46.x versions are fixed on >= 2.46.5 2.45.x versions are fixed on >= 2.45.5 2.44.x versions are fixed on >= 2.44.7 2.43.x versions are fixed on >= 2.43.11 2.42.x versions are fixed on >= 2.42.17

ZITADEL recommends upgrading to the latest versions available in due course.

Workarounds

There is no workaround since a patch is already available.

References

None

Questions

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [email protected]

Credits

Thanks to Amit Laish – GE Vernova for finding and reporting the vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-hr5w-cwwq-2v4m
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-434, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-2665 No score

ZITADEL's Improper Content-Type Validation Leads to Account Takeover via Stored XSS + CSP Bypass in github.com/zitadel/zitadel

ZITADEL's Improper Content-Type Validation Leads to Account Takeover via Stored XSS + CSP Bypass in github.com/zitadel/zitadel.

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: github.com/zitadel/zitadel before v2.42.17, from v2.43.0 before v2.43.11, from v2.44.0 before v2.44.7, from v2.45.0 before v2.45.5, from v2.46.0 before v2.46.5, from v2.47.0 before v2.47.8, from v2.48.0 before v2.48.3.

Record
GO-2024-2665
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
before 2.42.17
2.42.17
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
2.43.0 up to 2.43.11
2.43.11
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
2.44.0 up to 2.44.7
2.44.7
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
2.45.0 up to 2.45.5
2.45.5
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
2.46.0 up to 2.46.5
2.46.5
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
2.47.0 up to 2.47.8
2.47.8
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
2.48.0 up to 2.48.3
2.48.3
github.com/zitadel/zitadel
Go
All versions None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-29891 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Zitadel, published March 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in github.com/zitadel/zitadel 2.42.17.

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