Improper Authentication Affecting microsoft.aspnetcore.identity package, versions [2.3.0,2.3.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTASPNETCOREIDENTITY-9398228
  • published12 Mar 2025
  • disclosed11 Mar 2025
  • creditZahid TOKAT

Introduced: 11 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-24070  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1390  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity to version 2.3.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication in the RefreshSignInAsync() function method, which does not verify the identity of the calling TUser, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges to that of another user.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1