Auth bypass in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak 22

CVE-2023-3597

A flaw was found in Keycloak, where it does not correctly validate its client step-up authentication in org.keycloak.authentication. This flaw allows a remote user authenticated with a password to register a false second authentication factor along with an existing one and bypass authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (45.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3597?
CVE-2023-3597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak 22, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-3597?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.