Vulnerability Description
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. In the context of eLabFTW, an administrator is a user account with certain privileges to manage users and content in their assigned team/teams. A user may be an administrator in one team and a regular user in another. The vulnerability allows a regular user to become administrator of a team where they are a member, under a reasonable configuration. Additionally, in eLabFTW versions subsequent to v5.0.0, the vulnerability may allow an initially unauthenticated user to gain administrative privileges over an arbitrary team. The vulnerability does not affect system administrator status. Users should upgrade to version 5.1.0. System administrators are advised to turn off local user registration, saml_team_create and not allow administrators to import users into teams, unless strictly required.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elabftw | Elabftw | >= 4.6.0, < 5.1.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-6m7p-gh9f-5mggMitigationVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-25632?
CVE-2024-25632 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH). eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. In the context of eLabFTW, an administrator is a user account with certain privileges to manage users and content in their assigned...
How severe is CVE-2024-25632?
CVE-2024-25632 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.6/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-25632?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elabftw Elabftw.