CVE-2019-14910: Critical severity red hat keycloak vulnerability

Published Dec 5, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in keycloak 7.x, when keycloak is configured with LDAP user federation and StartTLS is used instead of SSL/TLS from the LDAP server (ldaps), in this case user authentication succeeds even if invalid password has entered.

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

Event History

Dec 5, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
05:02 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-14910?

CVE-2019-14910 is a vulnerability in Keycloak 7.x that allows user authentication to succeed even if an invalid password has been entered when Keycloak is configured with LDAP user federation and StartTLS is used instead of SSL/TLS from the LDAP server (ldaps).

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14910?

The severity of CVE-2019-14910 is critical with a severity value of 9.

3

How does CVE-2019-14910 affect Keycloak 7.x?

CVE-2019-14910 affects Keycloak 7.x when it is configured with LDAP user federation and StartTLS is used instead of SSL/TLS from the LDAP server (ldaps).

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-14910?

To fix CVE-2019-14910, it is recommended to upgrade Keycloak to a version higher than 7.0.1.

5

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2019-14910?

The CWE for CVE-2019-14910 is CWE-278 and CWE-295.

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