CVE-2024-5685Network attack vector

Authenticated privilege changes via unchecked group synchronization

Published Jun 14, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Missing authorization in Snipe-IT 4.6.17 through 6.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to promote or demote users via the API. The update action in Api UsersController accepts a groups field and synchronizes the target user's group memberships without first restricting that operation to superusers. Accounts holding User:edit and Self:api permissions can therefore change their own or other users' role-bearing memberships, including obtaining or removing administrative access.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Snipe-IT 4.6.17 through 6.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to promote or demote users via the API. The update action in Api UsersController accepts a groups field and synchronizes the target user's group memberships without first restricting that operation to superusers. Accounts holding User:edit and Self:api permissions can therefore change their own or other users' role-bearing memberships, including obtaining or removing administrative access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5685
Published
Jun 14, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Grokability, Inc.
Product
Snipe-IT
Classifications
CWE-862, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.6.17 <=6.4.1
  2. Affected versionversion=v4.6.17 <=v6.4.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Grokability, Inc. · Snipe-ITversion=4.6.17 <=6.4.1; version=v4.6.17 <=v6.4.1

Published CVSS scores

7.6CheckmarxCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
8.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1098Account Manipulation

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