Improper Authorization Affecting org.keycloak:keycloak-core package, versions [,17.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.08% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGKEYCLOAK-2805802
  • published 29 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 27 Apr 2022
  • credit Christian Dölling of SySS GmbH

How to fix?

Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-core to version 17.0.1 or higher.

Overview

org.keycloak:keycloak-core is an open source identity and access management solution.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization and as a result, Red Hat Single Sign-On, a project based on keycloak, is vulnerable to users performing actions that they should not be allowed to perform. It was possible to add users to the master realm even though no respective permission was granted.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.4 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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NVD

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

6.5 medium