# CVE-2024-23637: OctoPrint Unverified Password Change via Access Control Settings

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23637-octoprint-unverified-password-change-via-access-control-settings  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-23637 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-31

OctoPrint is a web interface for 3D printer.s OctoPrint versions up until and including 1.9.3 contain a vulnerability that allows malicious admins to change the password of other admin accounts, including their own, without having to repeat their password. An attacker who managed to hijack an admin account might use this to lock out actual admins from their OctoPrint instance. The vulnerability will be patched in version 1.10.0.

Technologies: [OctoPrint (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/octoprint). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-23637 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-23637 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-23637?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 31 January 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** OctoPrint (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.0rc1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=1729d167b4ae4a5835bbc7211b92c6828b1c4125|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.0rc1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23637?** Yes. OctoPrint (PyPI): upgrade to 1.10.0rc1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-23637?** Check whether you run OctoPrint (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- OctoPrint (PyPI): upgrade to 1.10.0rc1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "OctoPrint>=1.10.0rc1"
  ```


## Affected products

- OctoPrint (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.0rc1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=1729d167b4ae4a5835bbc7211b92c6828b1c4125|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.10.0rc1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-23637
- GHSA-5626-pw9c-hmjr
- PYSEC-2024-29

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