GHSA-5cc8-pgp5-7mpm CVE-2023-1664
Keycloak Untrusted Certificate Validation vulnerability
- Severity
- 6.5 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.43%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 36.79% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
- Fix
21.1.2- Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-core to this version or later
Description
A flaw was found in keycloak-core. This flaw considers the scenario when using X509 Client Certificate Authenticatior with the option "Revalidate Client Certificate". A user may be able to choose, if directly connect to keycloak (not passing via reverse proxy) a specific certificate. If there's a configuration error in KC_SPI_TRUSTSTORE_FILE_FILE the authenticator allows even with the "Cannot validate client certificate trust: Truststore not available" message as there's no certificate to trust against.
Affected versions
Maven
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.keycloak:keycloak-core | < 21.1.2 |
21.1.2 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.keycloak:keycloak-core Maven → 21.1.2
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.keycloak</groupId><artifactId>keycloak-core</artifactId><version>21.1.2</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.keycloak:keycloak-core:21.1.2")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design, Implementation: Certificates should be carefully managed and checked to assure that data are encrypted with the intended owner's public key.
- Implementation: If certificate pinning is being used, ensure that all relevant properties of the certificate are fully validated before the certificate is pinned, including the hostname.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-q4xq-445g-g6ch Keycloak allows cross-site scripting (XSS) | Low | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
| GHSA-93ww-43rr-79v3 Keycloak mTLS Authentication Bypass via Reverse Proxy TLS Termination | High | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
| GHSA-w97f-w3hq-36g2 Keycloak Denial of Service vulnerability | High | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
| GHSA-xmmm-jw76-q7vg Keycloaks's One Time Passcode (OTP) is valid longer than expiration timeSeverity | Medium | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
| GHSA-g4gc-rh26-m3p5 Keycloak Open Redirect vulnerability | Medium | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
| GHSA-9vm7-v8wj-3fqw keycloak-core: open redirect via "form_post.jwt" JARM response mode | Medium | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
| GHSA-5q66-v53q-pm35 Keycloak vulnerable to Plaintext Storage of User Password | High | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
| GHSA-c7xw-p58w-h6fj Keycloak: Impersonation and lockout possible through incorrect handling of email trust | Medium | Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core |
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