{"id":"CVE-2024-42490","aliases":["BIT-authentik-2024-42490","EUVD-2024-2642","GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8","GO-2024-3085"],"status":"published","title":"authentik has Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints","description":"authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00477,"percentile":0.41448,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-863"],"published":"2024-08-22T15:34:45Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:31Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"goauthentik.io","fixed_in":["2024.6.4","2024.4.4"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"authentik","fixed_in":["2024.4.4","2024.6.4"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"goauthentik.io","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2024.6.0-rc1"},{"fixed":"2024.6.4"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"goauthentik.io","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2024.4.4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"authentik","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2024.4.4"},{"introduced":"2024.6.0"},{"fixed":"2024.6.4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"goauthentik.io","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2024.6.0-rc1"},{"fixed":"2024.6.4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"goauthentik.io","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2024.4.4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"goauthentik.io","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"goauthentik","product":"authentik"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/19318d4c00bb02c4ec3c4f8f15ac2e1dbe8d846c","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/359b343f51524342a5ca03828e7c975a1d654b11","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42490","tags":["web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42490.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-42490","title":"authentik has Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints","description":"authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-22T15:34:45.815Z","modified":"2024-08-22T16:04:32.442Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-285"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:03.00063Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-2642","description":"authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-22T15:34:45Z","modified":"2024-08-22T16:04:32Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:56:13.216602Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8","title":"GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints","description":"### Summary\n\nSeveral API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization.\n\nThe main API endpoints affected by this:\n\n-   `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/`\n-   `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/`\n-   `/api/v3/.../used_by/`\n\nNote that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable.\n\n### Patches\n\nauthentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAccess to the API endpoints can be blocked at a Reverse-proxy/Load balancer level to prevent this issue from being exploited.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n-   Email us at [security@goauthentik.io](mailto:security@goauthentik.io)\n","status":"published","published":"2024-08-22T16:39:25Z","modified":"2024-11-18T16:27:06Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:20.012356Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-42490","description":"authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-22T16:15:09.117Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:49:33.1Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-285"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:19.870727Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2024-42490","title":"authentik has Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints","description":"authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-22T15:34:45.815Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:31.828493302Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-285"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:42.322107Z"},{"id":"GHSA-qxqc-27pr-wgc8","title":"GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints","description":"### Summary\n\nSeveral API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization.\n\nThe main API endpoints affected by this:\n\n-   `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/`\n-   `/api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/`\n-   `/api/v3/.../used_by/`\n\nNote that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable.\n\n### Patches\n\nauthentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAccess to the API endpoints can be blocked at a Reverse-proxy/Load balancer level to prevent this issue from being exploited.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n-   Email us at [security@goauthentik.io](mailto:security@goauthentik.io)\n","status":"published","published":"2024-08-22T16:39:25Z","modified":"2026-04-17T04:57:10.157926961Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:55.122811Z"},{"id":"BIT-authentik-2024-42490","title":"authentik has Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints","description":"authentik is an open-source Identity Provider. Several API endpoints can be accessed by users without correct authentication/authorization. The main API endpoints affected by this are /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_certificate/, /api/v3/crypto/certificatekeypairs/\u003cuuid\u003e/view_private_key/, and /api/v3/.../used_by/. Note that all of the affected API endpoints require the knowledge of the ID of an object, which especially for certificates is not accessible to an unprivileged user. Additionally the IDs for most objects are UUIDv4, meaning they are not easily guessable/enumerable. authentik 2024.4.4, 2024.6.4 and 2024.8.0 fix this issue.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-16T23:36:16.647Z","modified":"2026-09-08T08:45:50.326486055Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:28:28.70813Z"},{"id":"GO-2024-3085","title":"GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints in goauthentik.io","description":"GoAuthentik vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization for several API endpoints in goauthentik.io.\n\nNOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.\n\n(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)\n\nThe additional affected modules and versions are: goauthentik.io before v2024.4.4, from v2024.6.0-rc1 before v2024.6.4.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-30T17:18:07Z","modified":"2026-04-17T04:57:10.157926961Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:47:01.453823Z"}]}}