CVE-2023-4918 (GCVE-0-2023-4918)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-12 19:24 – Updated: 2024-09-25 19:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Plaintext storage of user password
Summary
A flaw was found in the Keycloak package, more specifically org.keycloak.userprofile. When a user registers itself through registration flow, the "password" and "password-confirm" field from the form will occur as regular user attributes. All users and clients with proper rights and roles are able to read users attributes, allowing a malicious user with minimal access to retrieve the users passwords in clear text, jeopardizing their environment.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-25 19:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-256 - Plaintext Storage of a Password
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4918 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238588 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/adv… |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | keycloak |
Unaffected:
22.0.3
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 |
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
|
Date Public
2023-09-12 00:00
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