CVE-2019-14909 Keycloak Authentication Error

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in Keycloak when LDAP anonymous bind is enabled, allowing unauthorized access with any password.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-14909?

CVE-2019-14909 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Keycloak, published on 4 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Keycloak 7.x where the user federation LDAP bind type is none (LDAP anonymous bind), any password, invalid or valid will be accepted.

Weakness: CWE-592, CWE-305, CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14909?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.keycloak:keycloak-parent. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.keycloak:keycloak-parent MavenFrom 7.0.0 to 7.0.1None
org.keycloak:keycloak-parent MavenFrom 7.0.0 to 7.0.1None

Products include Redhat Keycloak.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14909 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-14909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Keycloak vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fv4q-wm8c-wjg4.

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