Administrator escalation via unchecked user registration
Published Mar 5, 2025 · Updated Mar 6, 2025
Improper authorization in Peppermint Ticket Management 0.4.6 allows remote authenticated users to create administrator accounts. The POST /api/v1/auth/user/register endpoint creates the requested administrator account even when it returns 401 because authorization is enforced only in the client-side interface. A regular account and its bearer token are required; the new account grants persistent administrative access to users, tickets, and system functions.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in Peppermint Ticket Management 0.4.6 allows remote authenticated users to create administrator accounts. The POST /api/v1/auth/user/register endpoint creates the requested administrator account even when it returns 401 because authorization is enforced only in the client-side interface. A regular account and its bearer token are required; the new account grants persistent administrative access to users, tickets, and system functions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-31525
- Published
- Mar 5, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 6, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-306, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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