CVE-2022-23722
Published: 02 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23722 is a medium-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Pingidentity Pingfederate. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 32.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28658
Vulnerability details
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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Requires adaptive authentication under specific conditions, directly strengthening authentication mechanisms against improper or insufficient authentication.
Identity providers centralize and enforce authentication mechanisms, reducing improper authentication.
Mandates unique identification and authentication of non-organizational users, directly mitigating improper authentication.
Authorizing remote access reduces the ability to bypass authentication via unauthorized alternate remote channels.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.