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Authentication Bypass Affecting org.keycloak:keycloak-core package, versions [,2.3.0)

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGKEYCLOAK-455611
  • published 30 Jul 2019
  • disclosed 19 Oct 2016
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 19 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-8609 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-287 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-core to version 2.3.0 or higher.

Overview

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

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass. It did not implement authentication flow correctly. An attacker could use this flaw to construct a phishing URL, from which he could hijack the user's session. This could lead to information disclosure, or permit further possible attacks.

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CVSS Scores

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Snyk

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