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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-42000
Ping Identity PingFederate Password Reset and Password Change Mishandling with an authentication policy in parallel reset flows
Vulnerability Description
When a password reset or password change flow with an authentication policy is configured and the adapter in the reset or change policy supports multiple parallel reset flows, an existing user can reset another existing users password.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
Ping Identity
View all reports →Affected Software
PingFederate
Vulnerable Versions:
9.3.3-P15, 10.0.11, 10.1.8, 10.2.6, 10.3.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 10th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N