CVE-2024-51493 API key access in settings without reauthentication in OctoPrint
Attackers with session access can retrieve or delete API keys without reauthentication, enabling unauthorized API access or workflow disruption in OctoPrint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-51493?
CVE-2024-51493 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OctoPrint, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OctoPrint provides a web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers. OctoPrint versions up until and including 1.10.2 contain a vulnerability that allows an attacker that has gained temporary control over an authenticated victim's OctoPrint browser session to retrieve/recreate/delete the user's or - if the victim has admin permissions - the global API key without having to reauthenticate by re-entering the user account's password. An attacker could use a stolen API key to access OctoPrint through its API, or disrupt workflows depending on the API key they deleted. This vulnerability will be patched in version 1.10.3 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51493?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including octoprint and OctoPrint. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
octoprint PyPI | All versions | 1.10.3 |
octoprint PyPI | All versions | 1.10.3 |
OctoPrint PyPI | All versions | 1.10.3 |
Products include Octoprint Octoprint.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51493?
Upgrade octoprint to 1.10.3 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-51493 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51493 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OctoPrint
- CVE-2018-16710 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2025-58180 OctoPrint is Vulnerable to RCE Attacks via Unsanitized Filename in File Upload
- CVE-2022-1430 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in octoprint/octoprint
- CVE-2022-1432 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in octoprint/octoprint
- CVE-2024-32977 OctoPrint Authentication Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header when autologinLocal is enabled
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cc6x-8cc7-9953, PYSEC-2024-202.