CVE-2022-2393

Identity impersonation via unbound certificate subject

Published Jul 14, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Improper authorization in Dogtag PKI 10.12.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain a certificate for another identity. The caServerKeygen_DirUserCert profile accepts the requested Subject identity without binding it to the UserDirEnrollment-authenticated directory account. Directory-based authentication must be enabled, a non-default setting; the resulting certificate supports impersonation within the domain but not message decryption.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Dogtag PKI 10.12.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain a certificate for another identity. The caServerKeygen_DirUserCert profile accepts the requested Subject identity without binding it to the UserDirEnrollment-authenticated directory account. Directory-based authentication must be enabled, a non-default setting; the resulting certificate supports impersonation within the domain but not message decryption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2393
Published
Jul 14, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Dogtag PKI
Product
Dogtag PKI
Classifications
CWE-285, T1649
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 14, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=pki-core versions 10.12.4 and prior are affected.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dogtag PKI · Dogtag PKIversion=pki-core versions 10.12.4 and prior are affected.

Published CVSS scores

5.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.6Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1649Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates

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