#VU49112 Security restrictions bypass in Keycloak - CVE-2020-27826
Published: December 21, 2020 / Updated: December 22, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49112
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27826
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Keycloak
Keycloak
Software vendor:
Keycloak
Keycloak
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists within the REST API functionality. Remote users can change their attributes, such as NameID and impersonate administrative users of the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.