# CVE-2022-23723: PingFederate PingOneMFA Integration Kit MFA Bypass

> Attackers can bypass Multi-Factor Authentication in PingFederate when using specific adapter HTML templates during authentication flows.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hmwv-wmm7-qrjr

## What is CVE-2022-23723?

CVE-2022-23723 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in PingFederate PingOne MFA Integration Kit, published on 2 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An MFA bypass vulnerability exists in the PingFederate PingOne MFA Integration Kit when adapter HTML templates are used as part of an authentication flow.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23723?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pingidentity Pingone Mfa Integration Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23723 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PingFederate PingOne MFA Integration Kit

- [CVE-2023-39231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39231/): PingFederate PingOne MFA IK Device Pairing Second Factor Authentication Bypass (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23723 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23723 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in PingFederate PingOne MFA Integration Kit, published on 2 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PingFederate PingOne MFA Integration Kit. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23723/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23723/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23723
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23723
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23723

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23723/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.