Role-Based Access Control Bypass in PingID

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a role-based access control issue in the administrative expression evaluation functionality. It allows users with certain admin roles to access expression testing features beyond their intended permissions, potentially leading to unauthorized actions.

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Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, review administrative access logs for unauthorized expression testing attempts in PingFederate. Check for users with elevated roles accessing restricted endpoints. Monitor network traffic for suspicious POST requests to /pf-admin-api/expression-test.

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Impact Analysis

An attacker with admin privileges could exploit this to perform unauthorized actions, such as accessing sensitive data or modifying system configurations, due to elevated expression testing capabilities.

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Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access or data breaches, violating confidentiality requirements in GDPR and HIPAA. Non-compliance may result in legal penalties or reputational damage.

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Mitigation Strategies

Review administrative role permissions in PingFederate to ensure users have only necessary access. Restrict access to expression testing capabilities for non-privileged roles. Apply patches or updates from Ping Identity as soon as available.

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