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Password ManagerApplication · Oneidentity

CVE-2023-48654

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-12-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.13.1 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
One Identity Password Manager before 5.13.1 allows Kiosk Escape. This product enables users to reset their Active Directory passwords on the login screen of a Windows client. It launches a Chromium based browser in Kiosk mode to provide the reset functionality. The escape sequence is: go to the Google ReCAPTCHA section, click on the Privacy link, observe that there is a new browser window, navigate to any website that offers file upload, navigate to cmd.exe from the file explorer window, and launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

One Identity Password Manager before 5.13.1 launches a Chromium-based browser in Kiosk mode for password reset functionality. A Kiosk Escape vulnerability allows attackers to break out of the constrained browser environment by manipulating Google ReCAPTCHA elements to open new browser windows, then navigate to file upload interfaces, access the file explorer, and execute cmd.exe with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges.

MitigationUpgrade One Identity Password Manager to version 5.13.1 or later to remediate the Kiosk Escape vulnerability. Until patched, restrict physical access to affected systems and monitor for unauthorized SYSTEM-level process execution.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Password ManagerApplication
Affected:< 5.13.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify One Identity Password Manager installation and version
    Check Windows installed programs list for 'One Identity Password Manager', or look in Program Files for the One Identity folder. The version is typically displayed in Add/Remove Programs or in the application's About section.
    Affected if Installed version is found to be lower than 5.13.1
  2. Confirm Password Manager web component is deployed
    Check IIS or the web server configuration for Password Manager sites (typically accessible via /pmuser/ or similar self-service paths). Verify the associated Windows service is installed.
    Affected if The Password Manager web portal is deployed and the version is below 5.13.1
  3. Review for unauthorized SYSTEM-level process execution
    Examine Windows Event Viewer Security logs for cmd.exe or PowerShell processes executing under NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM that were spawned from browser processes, particularly around password reset operations.
    Affected if SYSTEM-level cmd.exe or PowerShell processes were spawned from browser or kiosk-related processes
  4. Inspect running processes for kiosk-mode browsers
    Use Task Manager or process monitoring tools to identify Chromium-based browsers launched by One Identity Password Manager services, and check if they are running in Kiosk mode.
    Affected if Chromium browsers launched by Password Manager are running in a constrained kiosk environment on a vulnerable version

A system is affected if One Identity Password Manager version is below 5.13.1 and the password reset self-service portal is accessible or has been used.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.13.1 or later
Fixed in 5.13.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade One Identity Password Manager to version 5.13.1 or later to remediate the Kiosk Escape vulnerability. Until patched, restrict physical access to affected systems and monitor for unauthorized SYSTEM-level process execution.

Recommended fix High confidence

Password Manager 5.13.1

  1. Identify the current One Identity Password Manager version in your environment
  2. Download Password Manager version 5.13.1 or later from the official One Identity portal
  3. Schedule a maintenance window to apply the upgrade
  4. Back up the current Password Manager configuration
  5. Install version 5.13.1 on the Password Manager server
  6. Verify the installation completed successfully
  7. Test the Password Manager functionality to ensure the Kiosk escape vulnerability is remediated
  8. Confirm the new version is reported as 5.13.1 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Password Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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