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AI agent vulnerability · LiteLLM

CVE-2025-0628: LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability

highCVSS 3.0 8.1GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp

An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internaluserviewer' 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/getusers'.

Published Mar 20, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 2025

Affected packages

litellm

Ecosystem
PyPI
Affected
< 1.61.15
Fixed in
1.61.15
Check
pip show litellm

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

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.

References

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