How to fix CVE-2024-7767?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems running danswer-ai/danswer and apply vendor patches promptly. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Is Onyx affected by CVE-2024-7767?

Organizations using danswer-ai/danswer face notable risk from CVE-2024-7767, a missing authorization vulnerability rated CVSS 8.1. Attackers could bypass security controls to gain unauthorized access to protected resources and sensitive data.

CVE-2024-7767

HIGH

2025-03-20 [email protected]

8.1

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:32 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Oct 15, 2025 - 13:15 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Mar 20, 2025 - 10:15 nvd

HIGH 8.1

Description

An improper access control vulnerability exists in danswer-ai/danswer version v0.3.94. This vulnerability allows the first user created in the system to view, modify, and delete chats created by an Admin. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, loss of data integrity, and potential compliance violations.

Analysis

An improper access control vulnerability exists in danswer-ai/danswer version v0.3.94. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified as Missing Authorization (CWE-862), which allows attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks. An improper access control vulnerability exists in danswer-ai/danswer version v0.3.94. This vulnerability allows the first user created in the system to view, modify, and delete chats created by an Admin. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, loss of data integrity, and potential compliance violations. Affected products include: Onyx.

Affected Products

Onyx.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement role-based access control, validate authorization on every request server-side, apply principle of least privilege.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +40

POC: +20

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