PingFederate and PingAccess

CVE-2023-40356: PingOne MFA Integration Kit MFA bypass

PingOne MFA Integration Kit contains a vulnerability related to the Prompt Users to Set Up MFA configuration.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityHIGHCVSS 4.0 8.7
EPSS0.40%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
PingOne MFA Integration Kit for PingFederate 02.3.1 or later

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What it is

PingOne MFA Integration Kit contains a vulnerability related to the Prompt Users to Set Up MFA configuration. Under certain conditions, this configuration could allow for a new MFA device to be paired with a target user account without requiring second-factor authentication from the target’s existing registered devices. A threat actor might be able to exploit this vulnerability to register their own MFA device with a target user’s account if they have existing knowledge of the target user’s first factor credential.

Workarounds

Disable the Prompt Users to Set Up MFA option in your PingOne MFA adapter configuration.

Sources

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