CVE-2023-39231 PingFederate PingOne MFA IK Device Pairing Second Factor Authentication Bypass

High 7.3 Published Updated

Attackers with first-factor credentials can bypass second-factor authentication to pair new MFA devices, potentially taking over user accounts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-39231?

CVE-2023-39231 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in PingOne MFA Integration Kit, published on 24 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

PingFederate using the PingOne MFA adapter allows a new MFA device to be paired without requiring second factor authentication from an existing registered device. A threat actor may be able to exploit this vulnerability to register their own MFA device if they have knowledge of a victim user's first factor credentials.

Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-288

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pingidentity Pingone Mfa Integration Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-39231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gqc6-p5c3-q963.

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