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eLabFTW contains a direct and indirect information disclosure

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-45408
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 08:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

eLabFTW contains a direct and indirect information disclosure

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Oct 2024, 14:53 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2024-45408
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45408",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "eLabFTW contains a direct and indirect information disclosure",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-45408",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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        "GHSA-2c83-6j74-w8r5"
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:27.288570575Z",
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        "https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-2c83-6j74-w8r5",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 493786,
  "published_at": "2024-10-01T14:53:48.085+00:00"
}