6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-27838
Keycloak Client Registration Path Traversal
Description

A flaw was found in keycloak in versions prior to 13.0.0. The client registration endpoint allows fetching information about PUBLIC clients (like client secret) without authentication which could be an issue if the same PUBLIC client changed to CONFIDENTIAL later. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

INFO

Published Date :

March 8, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 15, 2021, 2:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-27838 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-27838 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-2020-27838.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1906797 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2020-27838 - KeyCloak - Information Exposure

cve keycloak pentesting sso-authentication vapt wapt cve-2020-27838

Python

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 14, 2024, 3:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 24, 2024, 4:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 83 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
98 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : Sept. 19, 2023, 2 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-27838 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1906797 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1906797 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.0.0 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2020-27838 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

11.75 }} 0.39%

score

0.95424

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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