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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGKEYCLOAK-455611
  • published30 Jul 2019
  • disclosed19 Oct 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-8609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens 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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