6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-8629
Red Hat Keycloak Service Account Permission Bypass
Description

Red Hat Keycloak before version 2.4.0 did not correctly check permissions when handling service account user deletion requests sent to the rest server. An attacker with service account authentication could use this flaw to bypass normal permissions and delete users in a separate realm.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8629 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
2 Redhat single_sign_on
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-2016-8629.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0876.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97392 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038180 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388988 Issue Tracking

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8629 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8629 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]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038180 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038180 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388988 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388988 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0876.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0876.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97392 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97392 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.0
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign_on:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign_on:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038180 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97392 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0876.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

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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 }} -0.02%

score

0.62724

percentile

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