CVE-2023-6484 Keycloak: log injection during webauthn authentication or registration

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can inject text into logs during WebAuthn authentication, compromising log integrity in Keycloak deployments.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-6484?

CVE-2023-6484 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers, published on 25 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A log injection flaw was found in Keycloak. A text string may be injected through the authentication form when using the WebAuthn authentication mode. This issue may have a minor impact to the logs integrity.

Weakness: CWE-117

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6484?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.keycloak:keycloak-services.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.keycloak:keycloak-services MavenAll versions22.0.9
org.keycloak:keycloak-services MavenAll versions22.0.9
org.keycloak:keycloak-services MavenFrom 23.0.023.0.5
org.keycloak:keycloak-services MavenFrom 23.0.023.0.5

How do I fix CVE-2023-6484?

Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-services to a fixed version for your release line: 22.0.9 or 23.0.5.

Is CVE-2023-6484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j628-q885-8gr5.

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