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CVE-2023-39522
Vulnerability in @goauthentik/api (CVE-2023-39522)
Summary
vulnerability in @goauthentik/api (CVE-2023-39522). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `2023.5.6` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2023-39522** has been found in @goauthentik/api.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade @goauthentik/api to **2023.5.6** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "@goauthentik/api CVE-2023-39522" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-39522 (@goauthentik/api) — CWE-203 /
Patched: `2023.5.6` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-203) exists in @goauthentik/api.
📍 Affected scope
@goauthentik/api — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2023.5.6**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r '@goauthentik/api' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r '@goauthentik/api' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `@goauthentik/api` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade @goauthentik/api to 2023.5.6ステージング環境で 2023.5.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
npm
@goauthentik/api
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2023.5.6"}]}]
References
- web https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-vmf9-6pcv-xr87
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39522
- web https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/aa874dd92a770d5f8cd8f265b7cdd31cd73a4599
- web https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/8720#pullrequestreview-4726968365
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmf9-6pcv-xr87