Insecure Direct Object Reference In Looker

published 2024-05-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-46415

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits: 0; none known

An Insecure Direct Object Reference in Google Cloud's Looker allowed metadata exposure across authenticated Looker users sharing the same LookML model.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-22)

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Google Cloud Looker

Classification

Weakness

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

cloud.google.com /looker/docs/best-practices/query-id-update-instructions
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-5166
NVD CVE-2024-5166

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Summary