Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2022 · Assigned by Ping Identity

CVE-2022-23722PingFederate Password Reset via Authentication API Mishandling

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity authentication bypass 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

When a password reset mechanism is configured to use the Authentication API with an Authentication Policy, email One-Time Password, PingID or SMS authentication, an existing user can reset another existing user’s password.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Ping Identity PingFederate 11.0 – through 11.010.3 – through 10.3.410.2 – through 10.2.710.1 – through 10.1.910.0 – through 10.0.129.3 – through 9.3.3P16

Weakness: CWE-288

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