PingFederate Password Reset via Authentication API Mishandling
Priority LOW 30CWE-288Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
When a password reset mechanism is configured to use the Authentication API with an Authentication Policy, email One-Time Password, PingID or SMS authentication, an existing user can reset another existing user’s password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00612 49th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity | PingFederate | 11.0 – 11.0; 10.3 – 10.3.4; 10.2 – 10.2.7; 10.1 – 10.1.9; 10.0 – 10.0.12; 9.3 – 9.3.3P16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PingFederate VendorPing Identity Affected 11.0 – 11.0; 10.3 – 10.3.4; 10.2 – 10.2.7; 10.1 – 10.1.9; 10.0 – 10.0.12; 9.3 – 9.3.3P16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3.0 to before 9.3.3; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.12; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.9; 10.2.0 to before 10.2.7; 10.3.0 to before 10.3.4 | Vulnerable | Ping Identity |
| cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:9.3.3:p15:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3.3 p15 | Vulnerable | Ping Identity |
| cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.0 | Vulnerable | Ping Identity |
- cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0 to before 9.3.3; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.12; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.9; 10.2.0 to before 10.2.7; 10.3.0 to before 10.3.4 Vulnerable ·Ping Identity
- cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:9.3.3:p15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.3 p15 Vulnerable ·Ping Identity
- cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·Ping Identity
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23722
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wxq-f89h-xgm7
References
More Ping Identity Pingfederate vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21350 PingFederate OAuth client_secret_jwt Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18913 Authentication Bypass via HTML Form & Identifier First Adapter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17402 The Authentication API in Ping Identity PingFederate before 10.3 mishandles certain… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19358 Cross-Site Request Forgery on PingFederate Local Identity Profiles Endpoint. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-20377 Admin Console Denial of Service via Java class enumeration CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-19356 Misconfiguration of RSA padding for offline MFA in the PingID Adapter for PingFederate. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2022-23722 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-23722 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6wxq-f89h-xgm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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