CVE-2024-5685 Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA) in snipe/snipe-it
Users with specific edit permissions can improperly modify group memberships to escalate privileges via API calls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-5685?
CVE-2024-5685 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 14 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Users with "User:edit" and "Self:api" permissions can promote or demote themselves or other users by performing changes to the group's memberships via API call.This issue affects snipe-it: from v4.6.17 through v6.4.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5685?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including snipe/snipe-it. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
snipe/snipe-it Packagist | All versions | 6.4.2 |
snipe/snipe-it Packagist | All versions | 6.4.2 |
Products include Snipeitapp Snipe-It.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5685?
Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 6.4.2 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-5685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-86738 Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 CSS Injection via Custom CSS
- CVE-2026-116199 Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 Authentication Bypass via Google SSO Callback
- CVE-2022-1380 Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Item name parameter in snipe/snipe-it
Sources
Also known as GHSA-544r-fc65-v832.