#VU83292 Improper Authentication in authentik - CVE-2022-23555

 

#VU83292 Improper Authentication in authentik - CVE-2022-23555

Published: November 20, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83292
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23555
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
authentik
Software vendor:
Authentik Security Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to token reuse in invitation URLs leads to access control bypass via the use of a different enrollment flow than in the one provided. A remote attacker can that knows different invitation flows names (e.g. `enrollment-invitation-test` and `enrollment-invitation-admin`) via either different invite links or via brute forcing signup via a single invitation url for any valid invite link received (it can even be a url for a third flow as long as it's a valid invite) as the token used in the `Invitations` section of the Admin interface does NOT change when a different `enrollment flow` is selected via the interface and it is NOT bound to the selected flow, so it will be valid for any flow when used.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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