8.1
HIGH
CVE-2016-8609
Keycloak Session Hijack Vulnerability
Description

It was found that the keycloak before 2.3.0 did not implement authentication flow correctly. An attacker could use this flaw to construct a phishing URL, from which he could hijack the user's session. This could lead to information disclosure, or permit further possible attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 1, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8609 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat keycloak
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8609.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8609 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8609 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8609 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-384
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8609 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8609 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8609 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} -0.08%

score

0.63914

percentile

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