CVE-2023-40356 PingOne MFA Integration Kit MFA bypass
Attackers with first-factor credentials can bypass MFA to register their own device and take over user accounts in PingOne MFA Integration Kit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40356?
CVE-2023-40356 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in PingOne MFA Integration Kit for PingFederate, published on 9 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40356?
How do I fix CVE-2023-40356?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40356 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-2023-40356 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40356 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5hj4-9975-4r5m.