Auth bypass in Red Hat Single Sign-On

CVE-2021-3424

A flaw was found in keycloak as shipped in Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 where IDN homograph attacks are possible. A malicious user can register himself with a name already registered and trick admin to grant him extra privileges.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3424?
CVE-2021-3424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Single Sign-On, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-3424?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-3424 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.