CVE-2024-46999: zitadel Privilege Escalation — Fix

Description

Zitadel is an open source identity management platform. ZITADEL's user grants deactivation mechanism did not work correctly. Deactivated user grants were still provided in token, which could lead to unauthorized access to applications and resources. Additionally, the management and auth API always returned the state as active or did not provide any information about the state. Versions 2.62.1, 2.61.1, 2.60.2, 2.59.3, 2.58.5, 2.57.5, 2.56.6, 2.55.8, and 2.54.10 have been released which address this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may explicitly remove the user grants to make sure the user does not get access anymore.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-269 CWE-269

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
zitadel	zitadel	< 2.54.10
zitadel	zitadel	2.55.0 — 2.55.8
zitadel	zitadel	2.56.0 — 2.56.6
zitadel	zitadel	2.57.0 — 2.57.5
zitadel	zitadel	2.58.0 — 2.58.5
zitadel	zitadel	2.59.0 — 2.59.3
zitadel	zitadel	2.60.0 — 2.60.2
zitadel	zitadel	All
zitadel	zitadel	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-2w5j-qfvw-2hf5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-46999? +

Zitadel is an open source identity management platform. ZITADEL's user grants deactivation mechanism did not work correctly. Deactivated user grants were still provided in token, which could lead to unauthorized access to applications and resources. Additionally, the management and auth API always returned the state as active or did not provide any information about the state. Versions 2.62.1, 2.61.1, 2.60.2, 2.59.3, 2.58.5, 2.57.5, 2.56.6, 2.55.8, and 2.54.10 have been released which address this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may explicitly remove the user grants to make sure the user does not get access anymore. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-46999? +

CVE-2024-46999 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-46999? +

CVE-2024-46999 affects products from zitadel, specifically: zitadel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-46999? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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