CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-48228
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-11-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
authentik is an open-source identity provider. When initialising a oauth2 flow with a `code_challenge` and `code_method` (thus requesting PKCE), the single sign-on provider (authentik) must check if there is a matching and existing `code_verifier` during the token step. Prior to versions 2023.10.4 and 2023.8.5, authentik checks if the contents of `code_verifier` is matching only when it is provided. When it is left out completely, authentik simply accepts the token request with out it; even when the flow was started with a `code_challenge`. authentik 2023.8.5 and 2023.10.4 fix this issue.
Affected configurations
• goauthentik authentik (< 2023.8.5)
• goauthentik authentik (>= 2023.10.0 < 2023.10.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/blob/dd4e9030b4e667d3720be2feda24c08972602274/authentik/providers/oauth2/views/token.py#L225 Product
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/3af77ab3821fe9c7df8055ba5eade3d1ecea03a6 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/6b9afed21f7c39f171a4a445654cfe415bba37d5 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/b88e39411c12e3f9e04125a7887f12354f760a14 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/7666 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/7668 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/7669 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2023.10.4 Release Notes
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2023.8.5 Release Notes
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-fm34-v8xq-f2c3 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/blob/dd4e9030b4e667d3720be2feda24c08972602274/authentik/providers/oauth2/views/token.py#L225 Product
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/3af77ab3821fe9c7df8055ba5eade3d1ecea03a6 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/6b9afed21f7c39f171a4a445654cfe415bba37d5 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/commit/b88e39411c12e3f9e04125a7887f12354f760a14 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/7666 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/7668 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/pull/7669 Patch
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2023.10.4 Release Notes
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F2023.8.5 Release Notes
- https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-fm34-v8xq-f2c3 Exploit, Vendor Advisory