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TI-2025-16829 Aliases CVE-2025-23017GHSA-3x3j-pmx9-j3r7

Authentication bypass in workos Hosted AuthKit

Priority LOW 27CWE-305Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

WorkOS Hosted AuthKit before 2025-01-07 allows a password authentication MFA bypass (by enrolling a new authentication factor) when the attacker knows the user's password. No exploitation occurred.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Hosted AuthKit (WorkOS): 2025-01-07

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
workosHosted AuthKitbefore 2025-01-072025-01-07Patch availableCNA
  • Hosted AuthKit Vendorworkos Affected before 2025-01-07 Fixed in 2025-01-07 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Hosted AuthKit (WorkOS) Fixed in 2025-01-07

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23017
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x3j-pmx9-j3r7

References

Other 2

  • TI-2025-40100 authkit-nextjs may let session cookies be cached in CDNs CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2024-19668 @workos-inc/authkit-nextjs session replay vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-34712 AuthKit: Sensitive auth data rendered in HTML CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2025-34711 AuthKit React Router: Sensitive auth data rendered in HTML CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-30845 @workos/authkit-session: Open Redirect via state-derived redirect target CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2024-34658 Refresh tokens are logged when the debug flag is enabled in @workos-inc/authkit-remix CVSS 4.0LOW 2.1
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Sources

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