CVE-2024-5685

Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA) in snipe/snipe-it

Description

Users with "User:edit" and "Self:api" permissions can promote or demote themselves or other users by performing changes to the group's memberships via API call.This issue affects snipe-it: from v4.6.17 through v6.4.1.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Update to version v6.4.2 to mitigate the issue.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.12%
Third-Party Advisory checkmarx.com Third-Party Advisory checkmarx.net
Affected: snipe snipe-it
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/pull/14745 issue tracking
https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/commit/34f1ea1c0ecd403047cd1327569ee391a7201cc1 patch
https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/releases/tag/v6.4.2 release notes
https://devhub.checkmarx.com/cve-details/CVE-2024-5685/ third party advisory
https://advisory.checkmarx.net/?search=CVE-2024-5685 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5685?
CVE-2024-5685 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5685?
To fix CVE-2024-5685: Update to version v6.4.2 to mitigate the issue.
Is CVE-2024-5685 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5685 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5685?
CVE-2024-5685 affects snipe snipe-it.
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