CVE-2024-55072

Public Exploit

Description

A Broken Object Level Authorization vulnerability in the component /api/users/{user-id} of hay-kot mealie v2.2.0 allows users to edit their own profile in order to give themselves more permissions or to change their household.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/mealie-recipes/mealie/issues/4593 issue tracking
https://m10x.de/posts/2025/03/all-your-recipe-are-belong-to-us-part-3/3-broken-access-controls-leading-to-privilege-escalation-and-more-in-mealie/ exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-55072?
CVE-2024-55072 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-55072?
To fix CVE-2024-55072, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-55072 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-55072 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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