Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting indico package, versions [,3.3.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-INDICO-12669988
  • published15 Sept 2025
  • disclosed10 Sept 2025
  • creditVasilii Ermilov

Introduced: 10 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-59034  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-639  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade indico to version 3.3.8 or higher.

Overview

indico is a conference lifecycle management and meeting/lecture scheduling tool.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via the legacy API for retrieving user details. An attacker can access profile information of other users without proper authorization by exploiting insufficient access checks.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by restricting access to the affected API endpoint, for example, through webserver configuration.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1