CVE-2016-8629 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2016-8629

Red Hat Keycloak before version 2.4.0 did not correctly check...

Vulnerability Description

Red Hat Keycloak before version 2.4.0 did not correctly check permissions when handling service account user deletion requests sent to the rest server. An attacker with service account authentication could use this flaw to bypass normal permissions and delete users in a separate realm.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Red Hat, Inc.

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Affected Software

Keycloak
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 12th, 2018
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)