CVE-2023-6837CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization in Multiple WSO2 Products via Federated Authentication with JIT Provisioning Leading to User Impersonation

High · published December 15, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable to perform user impersonatoin using JIT provisioning. In order for this vulnerability to have any impact on your deployment, following conditions must be met:

* An IDP configured for federated authentication and JIT provisioning enabled with the "Prompt for username, password and consent" option.

* A service provider that uses the above IDP for federated authentication and has the "Assert identity using mapped local subject identifier" flag enabled.

Attacker should have:

* A fresh valid user account in the federated IDP that has not been used earlier.

* Knowledge of the username of a valid user in the local IDP.

When all preconditions are met, a malicious actor could use JIT provisioning flow to perform user impersonation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00460 · 38.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2023-12-15T09:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 DEC 09:41Z
    Incorrect Authorization in Multiple WSO2 Products via Federated Authentication with JIT Provisioning Leading to User Impersonation
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