VDB-296630 · CVE-2025-23017 · EUVD-2025-4298

workos WorkOS Hosted AuthKit prior 2025-01-07 MFA improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in workos WorkOS Hosted AuthKit. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MFA. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-23017. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in workos WorkOS Hosted AuthKit. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component MFA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WorkOS Hosted AuthKit before 2025-01-07 allows a password authentication MFA bypass (by enrolling a new authentication factor) when the attacker knows the user's password. No exploitation occurred.

The advisory is available at workos.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-23017 since 01/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2025-01-07 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-4298). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

workos

Name

WorkOS Hosted AuthKit

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: WorkOS Hosted AuthKit 2025-01-07

Timelineinfo

01/07/2025 🔍
01/10/2025 +3 days 🔍
02/24/2025 +45 days 🔍
02/24/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/31/2025 +96 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: workos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296630
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2025 03:51 PM
Updated: 05/31/2025 06:44 PM
Changes: 02/24/2025 03:51 PM (55), 05/31/2025 06:44 PM (1)
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