CVE-2024-29885 | Reports are still accessible even when `canView()` returns false in silverstripe/reports

silverstripe/reports is an API for creating backend reports in the Silverstripe Framework. In affected versions reports can be accessed by their direct URL by any user who has access to view the reports admin section, even if the `canView()` method for that report returns `false`. This issue has been addressed in version 5.2.3. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Published: 2024-07-17 Last update: 2025-09-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-29885 is rated Moderate Risk (40.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-29885

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-06 0.40% 0.54% +0.14%
2 2025-11-21 0.24% 0.40% +0.16%
3 2025-11-18 0.24%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-29885

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-29885

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-29885

GHSA-89q6-98xx-4ffw · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — Silverstripe Reports are still accessible even when `canView()` returns false

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-29885

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
silverstripe reports < 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:reports:*:*:*:*:*:silverstripe:*:*

References for CVE-2024-29885

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