# CVE-2024-55963: Missing authorization in n/a

> Non-admin users can trigger server restarts in Appsmith, causing a denial of service due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-appsmith-2024-55963, GHSA-6mc8-hw5c-7qqr

## What is CVE-2024-55963?

CVE-2024-55963 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Appsmith before 1.51. A user on Appsmith that doesn't have admin permissions can trigger the restart API on Appsmith, causing a server restart. This is still within the Appsmith container, and the impact is limited to Appsmith's own server only, but there is a denial of service because it can be continually restarted. This is due to incorrect access control checks, which should check for super user permissions on the incoming request.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55963?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including appsmith. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `appsmith` | Bitnami | All versions | 1.51.0 |

Products: Appsmith Appsmith.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-55963?

Upgrade appsmith to 1.51.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-55963 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2024-55963, allows unauthenticated remote code execution on Appsmith Enterprise platform due to a misconfigured PostgreSQL database included by default (github_poc): https://github.com/superswan/CVE-2024-55963
- AppSmith 1.47 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-55454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55454/): Appsmith: Caddy admin API exposed without authentication (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-55964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55964/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-22794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22794/): Account Takeover Vulnerability in Appsmith (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2026-24042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24042/): Appsmith public apps can execute unpublished actions (viewMode confusion) (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-30862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30862/): Critical Stored XSS & Privilege Escalation in Appsmith (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55963 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-55963 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- appsmith (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.51.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55963/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55963/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55963
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55963
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55963

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55963/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.