CVE-2020-1744: Medium severity redhat Keycloak vulnerability

Published Feb 21, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in keycloak before version 9.0.1. When configuring an Conditional OTP Authentication Flow as a post login flow of an IDP, the failure login events for OTP are not being sent to the brute force protection event queue. So BruteForceProtector does not handle this events.

Other sources

A flaw was found in keycloak. BruteForceProtector does not handle Conditional OTP Authentication Flow login failure events due to these events not being sent to the brute force protection event queue. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6
0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7
0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8
0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8
redhat/keycloak<9.0.1
9.0.1
redhat Keycloak<9.0.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.8.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/keycloak to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.0.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade keycloak to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.0.1
  6. Compensating control

    Mitigate brute-force protection gaps by applying an external compensating control for Conditional OTP post-login flows (e.g., add an additional rate-limit/lockout mechanism around OTP authentication endpoints), since BruteForceProtector does not handle Conditional OTP Authentication Flow login failure events that are not sent to the brute force protection event queue.

Event History

Mar 23, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Mar 24, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this flaw in Keycloak?

The vulnerability ID for this flaw in Keycloak is CVE-2020-1744.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1744?

The severity of CVE-2020-1744 is medium with a severity value of 5.6.

3

What is the highest threat from this vulnerability?

The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

4

How can I fix the vulnerability in Keycloak?

To fix the vulnerability in Keycloak, update to version 9.0.1 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-1744?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-1744 on the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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