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CVE-2025-64101 (GCVE-0-2025-64101)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-29 18:30 – Updated: 2025-10-29 19:35

Title

ZITADEL Vulnerable to Account Takeover via Malicious Forwarded Header Injection

Summary

Zitadel is open-source identity infrastructure software. Prior to 4.6.0, 3.4.3, and 2.71.18, a potential vulnerability exists in ZITADEL's password reset mechanism. ZITADEL utilizes the Forwarded or X-Forwarded-Host header from incoming requests to construct the URL for the password reset confirmation link. This link, containing a secret code, is then emailed to the user. If an attacker can manipulate these headers (e.g., via host header injection), they could cause ZITADEL to generate a password reset link pointing to a malicious domain controlled by the attacker. If the user clicks this manipulated link in the email, the secret reset code embedded in the URL can be captured by the attacker. This captured code could then be used to reset the user's password and gain unauthorized access to their account. It's important to note that this specific attack vector is mitigated for accounts that have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or Passwordless authentication enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.6.0, 3.4.3, and 2.71.18.

Severity

8.1 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-10-29 19:35 UTC

CWE

CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advis…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/72a5c33…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
zitadel	zitadel	Affected: >= 4.0.0-rc.1, < 4.6.0 Affected: >= 3.0.0-rc.1, < 3.4.3 Affected: >= 2.0.0, < 2.71.18	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2025-64101

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-10-29 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:53

Severity

8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/commit/72a5c33e6ac302b978d564bd049f9364f5a989b1	Patch
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-mwmh-7px9-4c23	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
zitadel	zitadel	*
zitadel	zitadel	*
zitadel	zitadel	*

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GHSA-MWMH-7PX9-4C23

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-29 22:20 – Updated: 2025-11-05 22:13

Summary

ZITADEL Vulnerable to Account Takeover via Malicious Forwarded Header Injection

Details

Impact

A potential vulnerability exists in ZITADEL's password reset mechanism. ZITADEL utilizes the Forwarded or X-Forwarded-Host header from incoming requests to construct the URL for the password reset confirmation link. This link, containing a secret code, is then emailed to the user.

If an attacker can manipulate these headers (e.g., via host header injection), they could cause ZITADEL to generate a password reset link pointing to a malicious domain controlled by the attacker. If the user clicks this manipulated link in the email, the secret reset code embedded in the URL can be captured by the attacker. This captured code could then be used to reset the user's password and gain unauthorized access to their account.

It's important to note that this specific attack vector is mitigated for accounts that have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or Passwordless authentication enabled.

Affected Versions

Systems running one of the following versions: - 4.x: 4.0.0 to 4.5.0 (including RC versions) - 3.x: 3.0.0 to 3.4.2 (including RC versions) - 2.x: v2.0.0 to 2.71.17

Patches

Patched version ensure proper validation of the headers:

4.x: Upgrade to >=4.6.0 3.x: Update to >=3.4.3 2.x: Update to >=2.71.18

Workarounds

The recommended solution is to update ZITADEL to a patched version.

A ZITADEL fronting proxy can be configured to delete all Forwarded and X-Forwarded-Host header values before sending requests to ZITADEL self-hosted environments.

Questions

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at security@zitadel.com

Credits

Thanks to Amit Laish – GE Vernova for finding and reporting the vulnerability.

Severity

8.1 (High)


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

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  "affected": [
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      "package": {
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        "name": "github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2"
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    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "details": "### Impact\n\nA potential vulnerability exists in ZITADEL\u0027s password reset mechanism. ZITADEL utilizes the Forwarded or X-Forwarded-Host header from incoming requests to construct the URL for the password reset confirmation link. This link, containing a secret code, is then emailed to the user.\n\nIf an attacker can manipulate these headers (e.g., via host header injection), they could cause ZITADEL to generate a password reset link pointing to a malicious domain controlled by the attacker. If the user clicks this manipulated link in the email, the secret reset code embedded in the URL can be captured by the attacker. This captured code could then be used to reset the user\u0027s password and gain unauthorized access to their account.\n\nIt\u0027s important to note that this specific attack vector is mitigated for accounts that have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or Passwordless authentication enabled.\n\n### Affected Versions\n\nSystems running one of the following versions:\n- **4.x**: `4.0.0` to `4.5.0` (including RC versions)\n- **3.x**: `3.0.0` to `3.4.2` (including RC versions)\n- **2.x**: `v2.0.0` to `2.71.17`\n\n### Patches\n\nPatched version ensure proper validation of the headers:\n\n4.x: Upgrade to \u003e=[4.6.0](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.6.0)\n3.x: Update to \u003e=[3.4.3](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.3)\n2.x: Update to \u003e=[2.71.18](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.71.18)\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThe recommended solution is to update ZITADEL to a patched version.\n\nA ZITADEL fronting proxy can be configured to delete all Forwarded and X-Forwarded-Host header values before sending requests to ZITADEL self-hosted environments.\n\n### Questions\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [security@zitadel.com](mailto:security@zitadel.com)\n\n### Credits\n\nThanks to Amit Laish \u2013 GE Vernova for finding and reporting the vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-mwmh-7px9-4c23",
  "modified": "2025-11-05T22:13:14Z",
  "published": "2025-10-29T22:20:50Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15710-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2025-11-07 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 21:44

Summary

govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20251105T184115-1.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

70 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2025-64101.

CVE-2025-64101

8.8 (High)


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

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