Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-20262
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authentication in keycloak. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in Keycloak 12.0.0 where re-authentication does not occur while updating the password. This flaw allows an attacker to take over an account if they can obtain temporary, physical access to a user’s browser. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-core | no fix listed | GHSA-xf46-8vvp-4hxx |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-306
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933639 x_refsource_MISC