--- title: "Privilege Escalation Using SCIM Provisioning" url: https://daily.dev/posts/privilege-escalation-using-scim-provisioning-mzyy0ikyc source_url: https://infosecwriteups.com/privilege-escalation-using-scim-provisioning-ca61ed9606bd type: article source: "InfoSec Write-ups" published: 2024-05-10T05:04:59.132Z updated: 2024-05-10T05:04:56.856Z tags: ["security", "okta"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Privilege Escalation Using SCIM Provisioning **[InfoSec Write-ups](https://daily.dev/sources/infosecwriteups)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The article discusses how privilege escalation can be achieved using SCIM provisioning. It mentions the introduction of a new feature called 'Custom role' and explains how it allows admins to create users with custom permissions. By exploiting this feature, a user with limited access to the security section can enable SCIM provisioning and create a user with admin privileges at the identity provider, resulting in full access to the target system. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#okta](https://daily.dev/tags/okta) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/privilege-escalation-using-scim-provisioning-mzyy0ikyc)