Vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Keycloak
CVE-2016-8629
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.
EPSS: 0.019 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Red Hat, Inc. Keycloak — versions 2.4.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Keycloak
- Redhat Single_sign_on — versions 7.1, 7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8629?
- CVE-2016-8629 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Keycloak, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8629?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.