Medium severity · published Jan 11, 2023
CVE-2023-22492
ZITADEL is a combination of Auth0 and Keycloak
5.9
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ZITADEL is a combination of Auth0 and Keycloak. RefreshTokens is an OAuth 2.0 feature that allows applications to retrieve new access tokens and refresh the user's session without the need for interacting with a UI. RefreshTokens were not invalidated when a user was locked or deactivated. The deactivated or locked user was able to obtain a valid access token only through a refresh token grant. When the locked or deactivated user’s session was already terminated (“logged out”) then it was not possible to create a new session. Renewal of access token through a refresh token grant is limited to the configured amount of time (RefreshTokenExpiration). As a workaround, ensure the RefreshTokenExpiration in the OIDC settings of your instance is set according to your security requirements. This issue has been patched in versions 2.17.3 and 2.16.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZI
Zitadel · Zitadel
2.0.0 before 2.16.4; 2.17.0 before 2.17.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22492
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22492
Patch
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/301e22c4956ead6014a8179463c37263f7301a83
Patch
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/fc892c52a10cd4ffdac395747494f3a93a7494c2
Patch
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-6rrr-78xp-5jp8
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