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CVE-2021-3513

keycloak: Brute force attack is possible even after the account lockout

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A flaw was found in keycloak where a brute force attack is possible even when the permanent lockout feature is enabled. This is due to a wrong error message displayed when wrong credentials are entered. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Se ha encontrado un fallo en keycloak por el que es posible realizar un ataque de fuerza bruta incluso cuando la función de bloqueo permanente está habilitada. Esto es debido a un mensaje de error que es mostrado cuando son introducidos credenciales incorrectas. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la confidencialidad.

Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 is a standalone server, based on the Keycloak project, that provides authentication and standards-based single sign-on capabilities for web and mobile applications. This release of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.9 serves as a replacement for Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.8, and includes bug fixes and enhancements, which are documented in the Release Notes document linked to in the References. Issues addressed include denial of service and traversal vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-09-14 CVE Published
  • 2022-06-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Redhat
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Keycloak
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< 13.0.0
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Affected