Bug 1933639 (CVE-2021-20262) - CVE-2021-20262 keycloak: missing re-authentication while updating password
Summary: CVE-2021-20262 keycloak: missing re-authentication while updating password
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2021-20262
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Blocks: 1932853 1934069
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Reported: 2021-03-01 10:28 UTC by Paramvir jindal
Modified: 2024-02-01 03:42 UTC (History)
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A flaw was found in Keycloak 12.0.0 where re-authentication does not occur while updating the password. This flaw allows an attacker to take over an account if they can obtain temporary, physical access to a user’s browser. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
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Description Paramvir jindal 2021-03-01 10:28:07 UTC 
Re-authentication is missing while updating the password. This may cause account takeover if any attacker get the temporary physical access to a user's browser.

https://issues.redhat.com/browse/KEYCLOAK-17250
Comment 2 Paramvir jindal 2021-03-01 10:43:33 UTC 
No Red Hat product other than RHSSO has this account console feature so marking all of them as not affected.
Comment 4 Paramvir jindal 2021-03-02 08:54:36 UTC 
Acknowledgments:

Name: Tuan Tran (mgm security partners GmbH)
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