CVE-2025-0628

Improper Authorization in BerriAI/litellm

Published Mar 20, 2025 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin functionality of the application, including endpoints such as '/users/list' and '/users/get_users'. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation within the application, enabling any account to become a PROXY ADMIN.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6827 An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin functionality of the application, including endpoints such as '/users/list' and '/users/get_users'. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation within the application, enabling any account to become a PROXY ADMIN.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
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Weaknesses CWE-266
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin functionality of the application, including endpoints such as '/users/list' and '/users/get_users'. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation within the application, enabling any account to become a PROXY ADMIN.
Title Improper Authorization in BerriAI/litellm
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
@huntr_ai
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2025, 12:50 PM
Reserved
Jan 21, 2025, 7:10 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 20, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:26 AM