Which versions of Authentik are affected by CVE-2024-11623?

Organizations using Authentik project should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-11623, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-11623?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Authentik CVE-2024-11623

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-11623?

CVE-2024-11623 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-02-04 cvd@cert.pl

XSS Authentik

4.8

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:24 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:24 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 04, 2025 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release.

AnalysisAI

Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Authentik project is vulnerable to Stored XSS attacks through uploading crafted SVG files that are used as application icons. This action could only be performed by an authenticated admin user. The issue was fixed in 2024.10.4 release. Affected products include: Goauthentik Authentik.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.