CVE-2023-1462 in DigiKent
Summary
by MITRE • 03/21/2023
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Vadi Corporate Information Systems DigiKent allows Authentication Bypass, Authentication Abuse. This issue affects DigiKent: before 23.03.20.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/01/2026
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-1462 represents a critical authorization bypass flaw within the Vadi Corporate Information Systems DigiKent platform that fundamentally undermines the system's authentication mechanisms. This issue stems from improper handling of user-controlled keys that can be manipulated to circumvent the intended access controls, creating a dangerous pathway for unauthorized system access. The vulnerability specifically affects versions of DigiKent prior to 23.03.20, indicating that organizations running older iterations of this corporate information system remain at significant risk.
The technical root cause of this vulnerability lies in the system's failure to properly validate and sanitize user-provided keys that are meant to serve as authentication tokens or authorization factors. When a user can manipulate or control these keys in a way that bypasses the normal authorization checks, it creates an authentication bypass condition that allows malicious actors to gain access to protected resources without proper credentials. This flaw operates at the intersection of weak input validation and insufficient access control enforcement, making it particularly dangerous as it can be exploited by both internal and external threat actors.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple unauthorized access, as it enables authentication abuse that can lead to complete system compromise. Attackers who successfully exploit this flaw can potentially access sensitive corporate information, manipulate system configurations, and perform actions that should be restricted to authorized personnel only. The nature of this vulnerability means that even users with legitimate access to the system could potentially abuse their privileges if the system fails to properly validate key authenticity. This creates a multi-layered security risk where both external attackers and compromised insiders can leverage the flaw to gain elevated privileges.
Organizations should prioritize immediate remediation of this vulnerability by upgrading to DigiKent version 23.03.20 or later, which contains the necessary patches to address the authorization bypass issue. Additionally, security teams should conduct comprehensive assessments of their current DigiKent implementations to identify any potential exploitation attempts or lingering effects from this vulnerability. The remediation process should include thorough testing of authentication mechanisms and validation of access controls to ensure that the fix properly addresses the underlying authorization bypass conditions. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-285, which addresses improper authorization issues, and represents a clear violation of the principle of least privilege that should be enforced in all authentication systems.
From a threat modeling perspective, this vulnerability provides attackers with a pathway that maps to several ATT&CK techniques including T1078 for valid accounts and T1566 for social engineering, as the exploitation may involve manipulating legitimate user keys to gain unauthorized access. The security implications of this flaw underscore the critical importance of proper key management and authentication validation in corporate information systems. Organizations should implement additional monitoring and logging around authentication events to detect potential exploitation attempts, while also reviewing their access control policies to ensure that key-based authentication mechanisms are properly secured against manipulation. The vulnerability demonstrates how seemingly minor flaws in authentication design can create significant security risks that compromise entire information systems.