Vulnerability · Published Feb 10, 2022 · Assigned by Ping Identity
CVE-2021-42000Ping Identity PingFederate Password Reset and Password Change Mishandling with an authentication policy in parallel reset flows
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in PingFederate from Ping Identity. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When a password reset or password change flow with an authentication policy is configured and the adapter in the reset or change policy supports multiple parallel reset flows, an existing user can reset another existing users password.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity | PingFederate | 9.3.3-P15 – before 9.3.0*10.0.11 – before 10.0.0*10.1.8 – before 10.1.0*10.2.6 – before 10.2.0*10.3.2 – before 10.3.0* |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N