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Improper Authentication in org.keycloak:keycloak-core

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 18, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 11, 2023

Package

maven org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.3.0

Patched versions

2.3.0

Description

It was found that the keycloak before 2.3.0 did not implement authentication flow correctly. An attacker could use this flaw to construct a phishing URL, from which he could hijack the user's session. This could lead to information disclosure, or permit further possible attacks.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 18, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Jan 11, 2023

Severity

High
8.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2016-8609

GHSA ID

GHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm

Source code

No known source code
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