security: fix CVE-2024-37905 (cherry-pick #10230) (#10237)

Co-authored-by: Jens L <jens@goauthentik.io>
Co-authored-by: Marc 'risson' Schmitt <marc.schmitt@risson.space>
fix CVE-2024-37905 (#10230)

authentik/core/api/tokens.py

@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ class TokenSerializer(ManagedSerializer, ModelSerializer):
         if SERIALIZER_CONTEXT_BLUEPRINT in self.context:
             self.fields["key"] = CharField(required=False)
 
+    def validate_user(self, user: User):
+        """Ensure user of token cannot be changed"""
+        if self.instance and self.instance.user_id:
+            if user.pk != self.instance.user_id:
+                raise ValidationError("User cannot be changed")
+        return user
+
     def validate(self, attrs: dict[Any, str]) -> dict[Any, str]:
         """Ensure only API or App password tokens are created."""
         request: Request = self.context.get("request")

authentik/core/tests/test_token_api.py

@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ from authentik.core.models import (
     USER_ATTRIBUTE_TOKEN_MAXIMUM_LIFETIME,
     Token,
     TokenIntents,
-    User,
 )
-from authentik.core.tests.utils import create_test_admin_user
+from authentik.core.tests.utils import create_test_admin_user, create_test_user
 from authentik.lib.generators import generate_id
 
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class TestTokenAPI(APITestCase):
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         super().setUp()
-        self.user = User.objects.create(username="testuser")
+        self.user = create_test_user()
         self.admin = create_test_admin_user()
         self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
@@ -154,6 +153,24 @@ class TestTokenAPI(APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(token.expiring, True)
         self.assertNotEqual(token.expires.timestamp(), expires.timestamp())
 
+    def test_token_change_user(self):
+        """Test creating a token and then changing the user"""
+        ident = generate_id()
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("authentik_api:token-list"), {"identifier": ident})
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        token = Token.objects.get(identifier=ident)
+        self.assertEqual(token.user, self.user)
+        self.assertEqual(token.intent, TokenIntents.INTENT_API)
+        self.assertEqual(token.expiring, True)
+        self.assertTrue(self.user.has_perm("authentik_core.view_token_key", token))
+        response = self.client.put(
+            reverse("authentik_api:token-detail", kwargs={"identifier": ident}),
+            data={"identifier": "user_token_poc_v3", "intent": "api", "user": self.admin.pk},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        token.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(token.user, self.user)
+
     def test_list(self):
         """Test Token List (Test normal authentication)"""
         Token.objects.all().delete()

website/docs/security/CVE-2024-37905.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# CVE-2024-37905
+
+_Reported by [@m2a2](https://github.com/m2a2)_
+
+## Improper Authorization for Token modification
+
+### Summary
+
+Due to insufficient permission checks it was possible for any authenticated user to elevate their permissions to a superuser by creating an API token and changing the user the token belonged to.
+
+### Patches
+
+authentik 2024.6.0, 2024.4.3 and 2024.2.4 fix this issue, for other versions the workaround can be used.
+
+### Details
+
+By setting a token's user ID to the ID of a higher privileged user, the token will inherit the higher privileged access to the API. This can be used to change the password of the affected user or to modify the authentik configuration in a potentially malicious way.
+
+### Workarounds
+
+As a workaround it is possible to block any requests to `/api/v3/core/tokens*` at the reverse-proxy/load-balancer level. Doing so prevents this issue from being exploited.
+
+### For more information
+
+If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
+
+-   Email us at [security@goauthentik.io](mailto:security@goauthentik.io)

website/sidebars.js

@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ const docsSidebar = {
                 "security/security-hardening",
                 "security/policy",
                 "security/CVE-2024-38371",
+                "security/CVE-2024-37905",
                 "security/CVE-2024-23647",
                 "security/CVE-2024-21637",
                 "security/CVE-2023-48228",