CVE-2020-14389 Improper privilege management in Keycloak
Attackers with view-profile role can access and modify account console resources, requiring an upgrade to Keycloak.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14389?
CVE-2020-14389 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Keycloak, published on 17 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-916
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14389?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.keycloak:keycloak-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.keycloak:keycloak-core Maven | All versions | 12.0.0 |
org.keycloak:keycloak-core Maven | All versions | 12.0.0 |
Products include Redhat Keycloak.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14389?
Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-core to 12.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-14389 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14389 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Keycloak
- CVE-2022-4361 Keycloak vulnerable to cross-site scripting when validating URI-schemes on SAML and OIDC
- CVE-2022-1245 Keycloak vulnerable to privilege escalation on Token Exchange feature
- CVE-2021-20195 keycloak Self Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
- CVE-2019-14910 Keycloak Authentication Error
- CVE-2019-14909 Keycloak Authentication Error
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9x9-xv66-xp3v.