Privilege escalation in Elabftw
CVE-2024-25633
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. In an eLabFTW system, one can configure who is allowed to create new user accounts. A vulnerability has been found starting in version 4.4.0 and prior to version 5.0.0 that allows regular users to create new, validated accounts in their team. If the system has anonymous access enabled (disabled by default) an unauthenticated user can create regular users in any team. This vulnerability has been fixed since version 5.0.0, released on February 17th 2024. Some workarounds are available. Disabling both options that allow *administrators* to create users will provide a mitigation. Additionally, disabling anonymous user access will stop anonymous access (including using existing access keys).
EPSS: 0.002 (15.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Elabftw — versions >= 4.4.0, < 5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-25633?
- CVE-2024-25633 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elabftw, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-08-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-25633?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-25633 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.