Snipe It
CVE-2024-5685
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
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.6.17 through v6.4.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Missing Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement role-based access control, validate authorization on every request server-side, apply principle of least privilege.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in composer
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Missing Authorization (CWE-862), which allows attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks. 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.6.17 through v6.4.1. Affected products include: Snipeitapp Snipe-It.
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
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.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository snipe/snipe-it prior to v.6.2.3. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8),
In Snipe-IT, versions v3.0-alpha to v5.3.7 are vulnerable to Host Header Injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this
snipe-it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remot
snipe-it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remot
Two-factor authentication bypass in Snipe-IT (all releases before 8.7.0) allows an attacker who already knows a victim's
Session Fixation in GitHub repository snipe/snipe-it prior to 6.0.10. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability
Old sessions are not blocked by the login enable function. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4), this vulnerability is remotel
snipe-it is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remo
Broken authorization in Snipe-IT before 8.6.2 lets an authenticated non-admin user who holds users.view and users.edit -
Privilege escalation via authorization bypass in Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.6.0 allows any authenticated user holding
Improper permission handling in Snipe-IT before 8.6.0 lets a privileged user strip another user's administrative or gran
Snipe-IT before 7.0.10 allows remote code execution (associated with cookie serialization) when an attacker knows the AP
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