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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat, Inc. Keycloak — versions 2.4.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Keycloak
- Red Hat Single Sign On — versions 7.1, 7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0876.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038180 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97392 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 (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.