High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-46145
CVE-2022-46145
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 their accounts. authentik 2022.11.2 and 2022.10.2 fix this issue. As a workaround, a policy can be created and bound to the default-user-settings-flow flow with the contents return request.user.is_authenticated.
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References
3- github.com/goauthentik/authentik/security/advisories/GHSA-mjfw-54m5-fvjfnvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
- goauthentik.io/docs/releases/2022.10nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- goauthentik.io/docs/releases/2022.11nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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