Vulnerability details

CVE-2025-64101

zitadel zitadel

ZITADEL Vulnerable to Account Takeover via Malicious Forwarded Header Injection

CVSS 3.1
8.1High

Official description

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.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.1High 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
zitadel zitadel >= 2.0.0, < 2.71.18 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
zitadel zitadel >= 3.0.0-rc.1, < 3.4.3 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
zitadel zitadel >= 4.0.0-rc.1, < 4.6.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2025-10-29
Last updated
2025-10-29
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
GitHub_M

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.36%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
30.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

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