CVE-2019-14909: Critical severity red hat keycloak vulnerability

Published Nov 29, 2019
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Updated

A bug exists in Keycloak 7.x where the user federation LDAP bind type is "none" (LDAP anonymous bind), any password, invalid or valid will be accepted

Mitigation: If the LDAP service supports "simple" use that method instead

Other sources

A flaw was found in Keycloak version 7.x (community-only), where the user federation LDAP bind type is none (LDAP anonymous bind). This flaw allows any password, invalid or valid, to be accepted.

A vulnerability was found in Keycloak 7.x where the user federation LDAP bind type is none (LDAP anonymous bind), any password, invalid or valid will be accepted.

Affected Software

3 affected components
maven/org.keycloak:keycloak-parent>=7.0.0<=7.0.1
redhat Keycloak=7.0.0
redhat Keycloak=7.0.1

Remediation

Information

Use bindType:Simple

Event History

Nov 29, 2019
Data Sourced
04:22 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 3, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyWeakness
Dec 4, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
05:02 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Keycloak vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-14909.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14909?

The severity of CVE-2019-14909 is high.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2019-14909?

The affected software for CVE-2019-14909 is Keycloak 7.x.

4

What is the description of CVE-2019-14909?

CVE-2019-14909 is a vulnerability in Keycloak 7.x where the user federation LDAP bind type is none (LDAP anonymous bind), any password, invalid or valid will be accepted.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-14909?

To fix CVE-2019-14909, it is recommended to update to a version of Keycloak that is not impacted by the vulnerability.

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