Session Fixation in Keycloak

Published: 2024-09-17

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-7341
CWE-ID	CWE-384
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Keycloak Server applications / Directory software, identity management
Vendor	Keycloak

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Session Fixation

EUVDB-ID: #VU97432

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7341

CWE-ID: CWE-384 - Session Fixation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the session fixation issue in the SAML adapters. A remote user who hijacks the current session before authentication can trigger session fixation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Keycloak: 22.0.0 - 25.0.2

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.