CVE-2023-3597
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in Keycloak, where it does not correctly validate its client step-up authentication in org.keycloak.authentication. This flaw allows a remote user authenticated with a password to register a false second authentication factor along with an existing one and bypass authentication.
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affected products (11)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0914Red Hat Enterprise Linux (keycloak): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)-Angriffe durchzuführen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- GHSA-4f53-xh3v-g8x4Keycloak secondary factor bypass in step-up authentication2024-04-17ghsa · osvUS
Keycloak does not correctly validate its client step-up authentication. A password-authed attacker could use this flaw to register a false second auth factor, alongside the existing one, to a targeted account. The second factor then permits step-up authentication.
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references (17)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1867cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1868cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3597cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-3597cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221760cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-3597/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Keycloak-user-access-via-Secondary-Factor-Bypass-44148cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1866enisa_euvd
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