CVE-2021-3513
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in keycloak where a brute force attack is possible even when the permanent lockout feature is enabled. This is due to a wrong error message displayed when wrong credentials are entered. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-xv7h-95r7-595jIncorrect implementation of lockout feature in Keycloak2022-08-23ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in keycloak where a brute force attack is possible even when the permanent lockout feature is enabled. This is due to a wrong error message displayed when wrong credentials are entered. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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references (11)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3513cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-3513cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1953439cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-3513/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164141/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3528-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Keycloak-user-access-via-Account-Lockout-Bypass-Brute-force-36403cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3077cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3513enisa_euvd
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