CVE-2021-3754
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in keycloak where an attacker is able to register himself with the username same as the email ID of any existing user. This may cause trouble in getting password recovery email in case the user forgets the password.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–5.3
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exploits (1)
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- 7Ragnarok7/CVE-2021-3754Vulnerability details and exploit for CVE-2021-3754PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (8)
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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-4vc8-pg5c-vg4xKeycloak's improper input validation allows using email as username2024-06-12ghsa · osvUS
Keycloak allows the use of email as a username and doesn't check that an account with this email already exists. That could lead to the unability to reset/login with email for the user. This is caused by usernames being evaluated before emails.
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3754cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999196cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-3754/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Keycloak-denial-of-service-via-Username-Email-44509cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3754enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999196enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3754Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999196Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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