Summary
Credits
This vulnerability was discovered and responsibly disclosed to OctoPrint by Jacopo Tediosi.
Impact
OctoPrint versions up until and including 1.10.2 contain a vulnerability that allows an attacker that has gained temporary control over an authenticated victim's OctoPrint browser session to retrieve/recreate/delete the user's or - if the victim has admin permissions - the global API key without having to reauthenticate by re-entering the user account's password.
An attacker could use a stolen API key to access OctoPrint through its API, or disrupt workflows depending on the API key they deleted.
A critical operation is accessible without requiring any authentication. Typical impact: any user can invoke the privileged function.
CVE-2024-51493 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (1.10.3); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Remediation advice
The vulnerability will be patched in version 1.10.3.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2024-51493? CVE-2024-51493 is a medium-severity missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in OctoPrint (pip), affecting versions <= 1.10.2. It is fixed in 1.10.3. A critical operation is accessible without requiring any authentication.
- How severe is CVE-2024-51493? CVE-2024-51493 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of OctoPrint are affected by CVE-2024-51493? OctoPrint (pip) versions <= 1.10.2 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2024-51493? Yes. CVE-2024-51493 is fixed in 1.10.3. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2024-51493 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-51493 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2024-51493 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2024-51493? Upgrade
OctoPrintto 1.10.3 or later.