CVE-2022-46145
HIGHauthentik <2022.11.2-2022.10.2 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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`.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://goauthentik.io/docs/releases/2022.10#fixed-in-2022102
Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-mjfw-54m5-fvjf
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://goauthentik.io/docs/releases/2022.11#fixed-in-2022112
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0118
EPSS Percentile
63.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-287
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (1)
goauthentik/authentik
< 2022.10.2
Published
Dec 02, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026