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CVE-2022-46145

Unauthorized user creation and potential account takeover

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
2 Dec 2022
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
2022.10.2, 2022.11.2
Also known as
GHSA-mjfw-54m5-fvjf
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

Description

authentik is an open-source identity provider. Versions prior to 2022.11.2 and 2022.10.2 are vulnerable to unauthorized user creation and potential account takeover. With the default flows, unauthenticated users can create new accounts in authentik. If a flow exists that allows for email-verified password recovery, this can be used to overwrite the email address of admin accounts and take over…

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
authentikServers and applications · cpe:a:goauthentik:authentik
  • Every version before 2022.10.2
  • From 2022.11 before 2022.11.2
authentikServers and applications · github:goauthentik/authentik
  • Every version before 2022.11.2
  • Every version before 2022.10.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46145
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46145
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjfw-54m5-fvjf
  • github.com https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-mjfw-54m5-fvjf