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Zitadel CVE-2023-44399

MEDIUM
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640)
2023-10-10 security-advisories@github.com
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Password recovery security
Impact

CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

ZITADEL provides identity infrastructure. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

go github.com/zitadel/zitadel fix: 2.37.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-640. ZITADEL provides identity infrastructure. In versions 2.37.2 and prior, ZITADEL administrators can enable a setting called "Ignoring unknown usernames" which helps mitigate attacks that try to guess/enumerate usernames. While this settings was properly working during the authentication process it did not work correctly on the password reset flow. This meant that even if this feature was active that an attacker could use the password reset function to verify if an account exist within ZITADEL. This bug has been patched in versions 2.37.3 and 2.38.0. No known workarounds are available. Affected products include: Zitadel.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

ZITADEL provides identity infrastructure. In versions 2.37.2 and prior, ZITADEL administrators can enable a setting called "Ignoring unknown usernames" which helps mitigate attacks that try to guess/enumerate usernames. While this settings was properly working during the authentication process it did not work correctly on the password reset flow. This meant that even if this feature was active that an attacker could use the password reset function to verify if an account exist within ZITADEL. This bug has been patched in versions 2.37.3 and 2.38.0. No known workarounds are available.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-49753 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Oct 25

Zitadel is open-source identity infrastructure software. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remot

CVE-2023-49097 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 30

ZITADEL is an identity infrastructure system. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable

CVE-2026-109372 CRITICAL
9.3 Oct 12

Authentication bypass in ZITADEL 4.x before 4.19.2 and 3.x through 3.4.15 lets an authenticated attacker with organizati

CVE-2026-105207 CRITICAL
9.3 Oct 04

Account takeover in ZITADEL affects instances running 3.0.0 through 3.4.15 and 4.0.0 before 4.17.3: an unauthenticated r

CVE-2026-105209 CRITICAL
9.3 Oct 04

Cross-organization account takeover in ZITADEL 3.x before 3.4.15 and 4.x before 4.17.1 allows an authenticated attacker

CVE-2026-29191 CRITICAL
9.3 Mar 07

Stored XSS in ZITADEL identity management platform versions 4.0.0 to 4.11.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to inject p

CVE-2026-105215 CRITICAL
9.3 Oct 04

Account pre-hijacking in ZITADEL lets an unauthenticated remote attacker create a user record already bound to a victim'

CVE-2026-109373 CRITICAL
9.2 Oct 12

Authentication bypass in ZITADEL's Login V2 UI (versions 3.0.0 through 4.19.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to take

CVE-2026-105211 CRITICAL
9.2 Oct 04

Remote account takeover in ZITADEL versions before 4.17.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise MFA-protected a

CVE-2025-27507 CRITICAL
9.0 Mar 04

The open-source identity infrastructure software Zitadel allows administrators to disable the user self-registration. Ra

CVE-2024-49757 MEDIUM POC
4.9 Oct 25

The open-source identity infrastructure software Zitadel allows administrators to disable the user self-registration. Ra

CVE-2026-109371 HIGH
8.8 Oct 12

Unauthenticated username-change in ZITADEL's hosted Login V1 UI lets a remote attacker rename any active human account -

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