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Improper Access Control in danswer-ai/danswer

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-7767
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2 Nov 2026, 17:44 UTC · Revision 1

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Improper Access Control in danswer-ai/danswer

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Mar 2025, 10:11 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2024-7767
Complete source record
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