Zitadel is an open source identity management system. ZITADEL administrators can enable a setting called "Ignoring unknown usernames" which helps mitigate attacks that try to guess/enumerate usernames. If enabled, ZITADEL will show the password prompt even if the user doesn't exist and report "Username or Password invalid". Due to a implementation change to prevent deadlocks calling the database, the flag would not be correctly respected in all cases and an attacker would gain information if an account exist within ZITADEL, since the error message shows "object not found" instead of the generic error message. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.58.1, 2.57.1, 2.56.2, 2.55.5, 2.54.8, and 2.53.9.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from zitadel organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2024-07-31T17:15:10.597
2025-01-08T18:27:21.500
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | < 2.53.9 | Yes |
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | < 2.54.8 | Yes |
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | < 2.55.5 | Yes |
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | < 2.56.2 | Yes |
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | 2.57.0 | Yes |
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | 2.57.0 | Yes |
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | 2.57.0 | Yes |
| Application | zitadel | zitadel | 2.58.0 | Yes |
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