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KeycloakApplication · Redhat

CVE-2020-14389

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-11-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 12.0.0 or later.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
It was found that Keycloak before version 12.0.0 would permit a user with only view-profile role to manage the resources in the new account console, allowing access and modification of data the user was not intended to have.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Keycloak before version 12.0.0 contained an authorization flaw in the new account console where users granted only the view-profile role could bypass intended access controls and manage (access/modify) resources they were not supposed to have permission to touch - a privilege escalation vulnerability.

MitigationUpgrade Keycloak to version 12.0.0 or later, which contains the fix for this authorization bypass in the account console.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
KeycloakApplication
Affected:< 12.0.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify Keycloak version
    Run 'kc.sh --version' or check the version in the Keycloak admin console under Server Info, or inspect the keycloak-services.jar MANIFEST.MF file
    Affected if Version is below 12.0.0
  2. Confirm new account console is enabled
    Check the Keycloak authentication flows or realm settings to determine if the 'New Account' theme or console is active
    Affected if The new account console feature is enabled in the affected Keycloak version
  3. Review role assignments for view-profile only
    In the Keycloak admin console, navigate to Users and examine which users are assigned only the 'view-profile' role without additional resource management roles
    Affected if Users exist who have only the view-profile role assigned

If Keycloak version is below 12.0.0, the new account console is in use, and users with only view-profile role exist, the environment is vulnerable to this authorization bypass.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 12.0.0 or later
Fixed in 12.0.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Keycloak to version 12.0.0 or later, which contains the fix for this authorization bypass in the account console.

Fix this in Keycloak Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
24.0 hours of engineering $4,160
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