---
id: CVE-2022-29773
aliases:
  - GHSA-76x2-h8h3-cwjg
  - PYSEC-2026-767
title: Access control issue in AlekSIS-Core
summary: Access control issue in AlekSIS-Core
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
vendor: aleksis-core
product: aleksis-core
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - aleksis-core < 2.9
patched:
  - aleksis-core 2.9
published: '2022-06-04'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-76x2-h8h3-cwjg'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29773'
  - url: 'https://aleksis.org/2022-05-04_advisory.html'
  - url: 'https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-Core'
  - url: >-
      https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-Core/-/commit/0d39d5f566e1d916e3c8dedd3f5bd62161f30bd8
  - url: 'https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-Core/-/issues/688'
  - url: 'https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-Core/-/merge_requests/1011'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00702
epssPercentile: 0.51828
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:46.789Z'
---

## Overview

An access control issue in aleksis/core/util/auth_helpers.py: ClientProtectedResourceMixin of AlekSIS-Core v2.8.1 and below allows attackers to access arbitrary scopes if no allowed scopes are specifically set.

## Affected packages

- `aleksis-core < 2.9`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `aleksis-core 2.9`