CVE-2023-40702 PingOne MFA Integration Kit MFA bypass

High 7.7 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass MFA and authenticate as users if the skipMFA action is configured, requiring only first-factor credentials.

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-2023-40702?

CVE-2023-40702 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 where the skipMFA action can be configured such that user authentication does not require the second factor authentication from the user's existing registered devices. A threat actor might be able to exploit this vulnerability to authenticate as a target user if they have existing knowledge of the target user’s first-factor credentials.

Weakness: CWE-290

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40702?

How do I fix CVE-2023-40702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40702 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-2023-40702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66pr-wch7-q6h3.

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