CVE-2024-41953
CVE-2024-41953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zitadel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-79.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (45th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-2416
- Weakness: CWE-79
- Affected product: Zitadel
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Zitadel is an open source identity management system. ZITADEL uses HTML for emails and renders certain information such as usernames dynamically. That information can be entered by users or administrators. Due to a missing output sanitization, these emails could include malicious code. This may potentially lead to a threat where an attacker, without privileges, could send out altered notifications that are part of the registration processes. An attacker could create a malicious link, where the injected code would be rendered as part of the email. On the user's detail page, the username was also not sanitized and would also render HTML, giving an attacker the same vulnerability. While it was possible to inject HTML including javascript, the execution of such scripts would be prevented by most email clients and the Content Security Policy in Console UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.58.1, 2.57.1, 2.56.2, 2.55.5, 2.54.8 2.53.9, and 2.52.3.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-41953?
- Zitadel is an open source identity management system. ZITADEL uses HTML for emails and renders certain information such as usernames dynamically. That information can be entered by users or administrators. Due to a missing output sanitization, these emails could include malicious code. This may potentially lead to a threat where an attacker, without privileges, could send out altered notifications that are part of the registration processes. An attacker could create a malicious link, where the injected code would be rendered as part of the email. On the user's detail page, the username was also not sanitized and would also render HTML, giving an attacker the same vulnerability. While it was possible to inject HTML including javascript, the execution of such scripts would be prevented by most email clients and the Content Security Policy in Console UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.58.1, 2.57.1, 2.56.2, 2.55.5, 2.54.8 2.53.9, and 2.52.3.
- How severe is CVE-2024-41953?
- CVE-2024-41953 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity low, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2024-41953 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (45th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2024-41953?
- CVE-2024-41953 primarily affects Zitadel. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2024-41953?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- Does CVE-2024-41953 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2024-41953 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-2416.
- When was CVE-2024-41953 published?
- CVE-2024-41953 was published on 2024-07-31 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/0e1f99e987b5851caec45a72660fe9f67e425747
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/38da602ee1cfc35c0d7918c298fbfc3f3674133b
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/4b59cac67bb89c1f3f84a2041dd273d11151d29f
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/c1a3fc72dde16e987d8a09aa291e7c2edfc928f7
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/c353f82f89c6982c0888c6763363296cf4263cb2
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/d04ac6df8f2f0243e649b802a8bfa6176cef0923
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/f846616a3f022e88e3ea8cea05d3254ad86f1615
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.52.3
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.53.9
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.54.8
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.55.5
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.56.2
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.57.1
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.58.1
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-v333-7h2p-5fhv
Affected products (5)
- cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:2.57.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:2.57.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:2.57.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:2.58.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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