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CVE-2024-55954

OpenObserve Improper Authorization Allows Admin User to Remove Root User

8.7 High

OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform. A vulnerability in the user management endpoint /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} allows an "Admin" role user to remove a "Root" user from the organization. This violates the intended privilege hierarchy, enabling a non-root user to remove the highest-privileged account. Due to insufficient role checks, the remove_user_from_org function does not prevent an "Admin" user from removing a "Root" user. As a result, an attacker with an "Admin" role can remove critical "Root" users, potentially gaining effective full control by eliminating the highest-privileged accounts. The DELETE /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} endpoint is affected. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.14.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Up 0.5 points since Jan 17, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.7

OpenObserve Improper Authorization Allows Admin User to Remove Root User

OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform. A vulnerability in the user management endpoint /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} allows an "Admin" role user to remove a "Root" user from the organization. This violates the intended privilege hierarchy, enabling a non-root user to remove the highest-privileged account. Due to insufficient role checks, the remove_user_from_org function does not prevent an "Admin" user from removing a "Root" user. As a result, an attacker with an "Admin" role can remove critical "Root" users, potentially gaining effective full control by eliminating the highest-privileged accounts. The DELETE /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} endpoint is affected. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.14.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-55954
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269, CWE-272, CWE-284, CWE-285, CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52862 8.7

OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform. A vulnerability in the user management endpoint /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} allows an "Admin" role user to remove a "Root" user from the organization. This violates the intended privilege hierarchy, enabling a non-root user to remove the highest-privileged account. Due to insufficient role checks, the remove_user_from_org function does not prevent an "Admin" user from removing a "Root" user. As a result, an attacker with an "Admin" role can remove critical "Root" users, potentially gaining effective full control by eliminating the highest-privileged accounts. The DELETE /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} endpoint is affected. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.14.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2024-52862
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 8.7

OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform. A vulnerability in the user management endpoint /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} allows an "Admin" role user to remove a "Root" user from the organization. This violates the intended privilege hierarchy, enabling a non-root user to remove the highest-privileged account. Due to insufficient role checks, the remove_user_from_org function does not prevent an "Admin" user from removing a "Root" user. As a result, an attacker with an "Admin" role can remove critical "Root" users, potentially gaining effective full control by eliminating the highest-privileged accounts. The DELETE /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} endpoint is affected. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.14.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-55954
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269, CWE-272, CWE-284, CWE-285, CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.7

OpenObserve Improper Authorization Allows Admin User to Remove Root User

OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform. A vulnerability in the user management endpoint /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} allows an "Admin" role user to remove a "Root" user from the organization. This violates the intended privilege hierarchy, enabling a non-root user to remove the highest-privileged account. Due to insufficient role checks, the remove_user_from_org function does not prevent an "Admin" user from removing a "Root" user. As a result, an attacker with an "Admin" role can remove critical "Root" users, potentially gaining effective full control by eliminating the highest-privileged accounts. The DELETE /api/{org_id}/users/{email_id} endpoint is affected. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.14.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-55954
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269, CWE-272, CWE-284, CWE-285, CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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

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In short

CVE-2024-55954 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Openobserve, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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