CVE-2017-12161

It was found that keycloak before 3.4.2 final would permit misuse of a client-side /etc/hosts entry to spoof a URL in a password reset request. An attacker could use this flaw to craft a malicious password reset request and gain a valid reset token, leading to information disclosure or further attacks.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak-documentation/pull/268/commits/a2b58aadee42af2c375b72e86dffc2cf23cc3770	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484564	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:keycloak:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-02-21 10:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 16:22

NVD link : CVE-2017-12161

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12161

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-640

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

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Products Affected

keycloak

keycloak

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