CVE-2023-39522
Username enumeration attack in goauthentik
Description
## Summary Using a recovery flow with an identification stage an attacker is able to determine if a username exists. ## Impact Only setups configured with a recovery flow are impacted by this. Anyone with a user account on a system with the recovery flow described above is susceptible to having their username/email revealed as existing. ## Details An attacker can easily enumerate and check users' existence using the recovery flow, as a clear message is shown when a user doesn't exist. Depending on configuration this can either be done by username, email, or both. The invalid and valid usernames should both show the same message and always send an email. Article for reference here: https://postmarkapp.com/guides/password-reset-email-best-practices#how-to-make-sure-your-password-reset-emails-are-secure ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Email us at [security@goauthentik.io](mailto:security@goauthentik.io)
How to fix CVE-2023-39522
To remediate CVE-2023-39522, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2023.5.6 or later
- —upgrade to 2023.6.2 or later
Is CVE-2023-39522 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2023.5.6, >= 2023.6.0, < 2023.6.2
- >= 2023.6.0, < 2023.6.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |