CVE-2019-14837

Public Exploit

Description

A flaw was found in keycloack before version 8.0.0. The owner of 'placeholder.org' domain can setup mail server on this domain and knowing only name of a client can reset password and then log in. For example, for client name 'test' the email address will be 'service-account-test@placeholder.org'.

Categories

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory jboss.org
Affected: Red Hat keycloak
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14837 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/KEYCLOAK-10780 issue tracking permissions required vendor advisory
https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/9a7c1a91a59ab85e7f8889a505be04a71580777f third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14837?
CVE-2019-14837 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14837?
To fix CVE-2019-14837, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14837 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14837 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14837?
CVE-2019-14837 affects Red Hat keycloak.
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