Vulnerability in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak
CVE-2024-4629
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows attackers to bypass brute force protection by exploiting the timing of login attempts. By initiating multiple login requests simultaneously, attackers can exceed the configured limits for failed attempts before the system locks them out. This timing loophole enables attackers to make more guesses at passwords than intended, potentially compromising account security on affected systems.
EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Red Hat Build Of Keycloak
- Red Hat Build Of Keycloak 22 — versions 22.0.12-1, 22-17, 22-20
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat Single Sign-on 7
- Red Hat Single Sign-on 7.6 For Rhel 7 — versions 0:18.0.16-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
- Red Hat Single Sign-on 7.6 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:18.0.16-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso
- Red Hat Single Sign-on 7.6 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:18.0.16-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso
- Red Hat Rhel-8 Based Middleware Containers — versions 7.6-52
- Redhat Build_of_keycloak
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4629?
- CVE-2024-4629 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak, classified under CWE-837. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4629?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-4629 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.