CVE-2024-55954
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.
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
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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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.