CVE-2021-3424
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in keycloak as shipped in Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 where IDN homograph attacks are possible. A malicious user can register himself with a name already registered and trick admin to grant him extra privileges.
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0794Dell ECS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell ECS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
- GHSA-pf38-cw3p-22q9Keycloak is vulnerable to IDN homograph attack2022-04-28ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in keycloak as shipped in Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 where IDN homograph attacks are possible. A malicious user can register himself with a name already registered and trick admin to grant him extra privileges.
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-3424cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933320cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162727/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-2065-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Keycloak-privilege-escalation-via-IDN-Homograph-35498cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1781cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021052530cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933320enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933320Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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