CVE-2016-8629

Aliases:GHSA-778x-2mqv-w6xw
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 12 Mar 2018, 15:00
Last modified:16 Sept 2024, 17:52

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.21% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Mar 2018, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Sept 2024, 17:52
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Red Hat Keycloak before version 2.4.0 did not correctly check permissions when handling service account user deletion requests sent to the rest server. An attacker with service account authentication could use this flaw to bypass normal permissions and delete users in a separate realm.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.21%• Percentile: 44%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

  • CWE-284•Improper Access Control

    The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Affected Systems

  • org.keycloak•keycloak-core

    < 2.4.0

  • red hat, inc.•keycloak

    2.4.0

  • redhat•keycloak

    < 2.4.0

  • redhat•single_sign_on

    7.1 | 7.2

References (8)