Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2024-45408eLabFTW contains a direct and indirect information disclosure

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in elabftw from elabftw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. An incorrect permission check has been found that could allow an authenticated user to access several kinds of otherwise restricted information. If anonymous access is allowed (something disabled by default), this extends to anyone. Users are advised to upgrade to at least version 5.1.0. System administrators can disable anonymous access in the System configuration panel.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
elabftw	elabftw	>= 4.4.0, < 5.1.0

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-2c83-6j74-w8r5 x_refsource_CONFIRM