CVE-2024-8181Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated administrative access via whitelist confusion

Published Aug 27, 2024 · Updated Sep 6, 2024

Authentication bypass in Flowise before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to access administrative API endpoints without credentials. The published proof appends /api/v1/ping as a query string to /api/v1/apikey, causing the whitelist check to serve the protected API-key route without authorization. A network-reachable instance can consequently disclose stored API keys and expose other restricted administrator functionality.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability45.05%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Flowise before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to access administrative API endpoints without credentials. The published proof appends /api/v1/ping as a query string to /api/v1/apikey, causing the whitelist check to serve the protected API-key route without authorization. A network-reachable instance can consequently disclose stored API keys and expose other restricted administrator functionality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8181
Published
Aug 27, 2024
Updated
Sep 6, 2024
Vendor
FlowiseAI
Product
Flowise
Classifications
CWE-285, CWE-287, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.8.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

FlowiseAI · Flowiseversion=1.8.2

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.8TenableCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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