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GHSA-w97f-w3hq-36g2 CVE-2023-6841

Keycloak Denial of Service vulnerability

High Maven
Severity
0.0 / 10
High · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.74%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 54.47% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-231 Improper Handling of Extra Values
Fix
24.0.0
Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-core to this version or later

Description

A denial of service vulnerability was found in keycloak where the amount of attributes per object is not limited, an attacker by sending repeated HTTP requests could cause a resource exhaustion when the application send back rows with long attribute values. The issue is fixed in Keycloak 24 with the introduction of the User Profile feature.

Affected versions

Maven

PackageVulnerableFixed in
org.keycloak:keycloak-core
< 24.0.0
24.0.0

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 → 24.0.0

maven
<dependency><groupId>org.keycloak</groupId><artifactId>keycloak-core</artifactId><version>24.0.0</version></dependency>
gradle
implementation("org.keycloak:keycloak-core:24.0.0")

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
None
Integrity (vulnerable system)
None
Availability (vulnerable system)
High
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
None
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None

CVSS 3.1 6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Weakness

CWE-231: Improper Handling of Extra Values

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when more values are provided than expected.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  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-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
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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