9.8

CVE-2023-40545: ping identity pingfederate

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 06-02-2024Last modified 22-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-40545 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in ping identity pingfederate. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Authentication bypass when an OAuth2 Client is using client_secret_jwt as its authentication method on affected 11.3 versions via specially crafted requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.93% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ping identity1 product
Pingidentity1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links