CVE-2024-10973 Keycloak: cli option for encrypted jgroups ignored
An attacker on the adjacent network can read sensitive JGroups replication data because the encrypted transport configuration is ignored.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-10973?
CVE-2024-10973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Build of Keycloak, published on 17 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. The environment option `KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED` does not work and the JGroups replication configuration is always used in plain text which can allow an attacker that has access to adjacent networks related to JGroups to read sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10973?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server Maven | From 25.0.0 | 26.0.6 |
org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server Maven | From 25.0.0 | 26.0.6 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-10973?
Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server to 26.0.6 or later.
Is CVE-2024-10973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ECHO-6e54-de1b-08c9, GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772.