Vulnerability in Zitadel

CVE-2023-49097

ZITADEL is an identity infrastructure system. ZITADEL uses the notification triggering requests Forwarded or X-Forwarded-Host header to build the button link sent in emails for confirming a password reset with the emailed code. If this header is overwritten and a user clicks the link to a malicious site in the email, the secret code can be retrieved and used to reset the users password and take over his account. Accounts with MFA or Passwordless enabled can not be taken over by this attack. This issue has been patched in versions 2.41.6, 2.40.10 and 2.39.9.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-49097: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Zitadel — versions >= 2.39.0, < 2.39.9, >= 2.40.0, < 2.40.10, >= 2.41.0, < 2.41.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49097?
CVE-2023-49097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zitadel, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-49097?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.