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Fencer Vulns
high 7.3

CVE-2023-39231 json

PingFederate PingOne MFA IK Device Pairing Second Factor Authentication Bypass

published 2023-10-24 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-42965

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Ping Identity PingOne MFA Integration Kit 2.2.1
  • pingidentity pingone_mfa_integration_kit 2.2.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Ping Identity PingOne MFA Integration Kit
  • pingidentity pingone_mfa_integration_kit

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

Sources

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