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CVE-2022-46172 json

authentik allows existing authenticated users to create arbitrary accounts

published 3y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-authentik-2022-46172 , EUVD-2022-48997 , GHSA-hv8r-6w7p-mpc5

cvss
6.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

authentik is an open-source Identity provider focused on flexibility and versatility. In versions prior to 2022.10.4, and 2022.11.4, any authenticated user can create an arbitrary number of accounts through the default flows. This would circumvent any policy in a situation where it is undesirable for users to create new accounts by themselves. This may also affect other applications as these new basic accounts would exist throughout the SSO infrastructure. By default the newly created accounts cannot be logged into as no password reset exists by default. However password resets are likely to be enabled by most installations. This vulnerability pertains to the user context used in the default-user-settings-flow, /api/v3/flows/instances/default-user-settings-flow/execute/. This issue has been fixed in versions 2022.10.4 and 2022.11.4.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami authentik 2022.10.4, 2022.11.4
  • goauthentik authentik 2022.10.4, 2022.11.4

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-hv8r-6w7p-mpc5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
OSV 3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami authentik
>=2022.10.0, <2022.10.4
>=2022.11.0, <2022.11.4
2022.10.4
2022.11.4

Affected products

  • goauthentik authentik

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

Sources

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