CVE-2021-42000

Ping Identity PingFederate Password Reset and Password Change Mishandling with an authentication policy in parallel reset flows

Description

When a password reset or password change flow with an authentication policy is configured and the adapter in the reset or change policy supports multiple parallel reset flows, an existing user can reset another existing users password.

Remediation

Solution:

  • PingFederate product patched versions 9.3.3-P16, 10.0.12, 10.1.9, 10.2.7, 10.3.3

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory pingidentity.com Vendor Advisory pingidentity.com
Affected: Ping Identity PingFederate
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingfederate.html vendor advisory
https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingfederate-103/page/hhm1634833631515.html release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-42000?
CVE-2021-42000 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-42000?
To fix CVE-2021-42000: PingFederate product patched versions 9.3.3-P16, 10.0.12, 10.1.9, 10.2.7, 10.3.3
Is CVE-2021-42000 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-42000 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-42000?
CVE-2021-42000 affects Ping Identity PingFederate.
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