What is CVE-2024-45042?

CVE-2024-45042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ory Kratos, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-45042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ory Kratos

CVE-2024-45042

Ory Kratos is an identity, user management and authentication system for cloud services. Prior to version 1.3.0, given a number of preconditions, the `highest_available` setting will incorrectly assume that the identity’s highest available…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ory Kratos — versions < 1.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

https://github.com/ory/kratos/security/advisories/GHSA-wc43-73w7-x2f5 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45042?: CVE-2024-45042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ory Kratos, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-45042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.