CVE-2022-46145 json
authentik vulnerable to unauthorized user creation and potential account takeover
published 2022-12-02 3 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-authentik-2022-46145 , EUVD-2022-48983 , GHSA-mjfw-54m5-fvjf
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Versions prior to 2022.11.2 and 2022.10.2 are vulnerable to unauthorized user creation and potential account takeover. With the default flows, unauthenticated users can create new accounts in authentik. If a flow exists that allows for email-verified password recovery, this can be used to overwrite the email address of admin accounts and take over their accounts. authentik 2022.11.2 and 2022.10.2 fix this issue. As a workaround, a policy can be created and bound to the `default-user-settings-flow flow` with the contents `return request.user.is_authenticated`.
Patch / fix
- bitnami authentik 2022.10.2, 2022.11.2
- goauthentik authentik 2022.10.2, 2022.11.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | authentik | <2022.10.2 >=2022.11.0, <2022.11.2 |
2022.10.2 2022.11.2 |
Affected products
- goauthentik authentik
Classification
References
-
goauthentik.io
/docs/releases/2022.10#fixed-in-2022102
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
goauthentik.io
/docs/releases/2022.11#fixed-in-2022112
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-mjfw-54m5-fvjf
mitigation, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46145
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-46145
- NVD CVE-2022-46145
- OSV BIT-authentik-2022-46145
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