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GHSA-jc6q-27mw-p55w CVE-2017-2646

Keycloak vulnerable to infinite loop based Denial of Service

High Maven
Severity
7.5 / 10
High · CVSS 3.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
1.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 78.87% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Fix
2.5.5
Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-core to this version or later

Description

When Keycloak versions prior to 2.5.5 receive a Logout request with an Extensions in the middle of the request, the SAMLSloRequestParser.parse() method ends in an infinite loop. An attacker could use this flaw to conduct denial of service attacks.

Affected versions

Maven

PackageVulnerableFixed in
org.keycloak:keycloak-core
< 2.5.5
2.5.5

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 → 2.5.5

maven
<dependency><groupId>org.keycloak</groupId><artifactId>keycloak-core</artifactId><version>2.5.5</version></dependency>
gradle
implementation("org.keycloak:keycloak-core:2.5.5")

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.0 7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Weakness

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References

Timeline

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  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy 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-5cc8-pgp5-7mpm
Keycloak Untrusted Certificate Validation vulnerability
Medium Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-core
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