Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-8609

It was found that the keycloak before 2.3.0 did not implement authentication flow correctly. An attacker could use this flaw to construct a phishing URL, from which he could hijack the user's session. This could lead to information disclosure, or permit further possible attacks.
Published 2018-08-01 17:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:20:03
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilegeInformation leak

Products affected by CVE-2016-8609

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8609

EPSS FAQ
0.26%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 64 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8609

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.8
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
8.6
4.9
 NIST
4.9
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.8
4.9
 Red Hat, Inc.
8.1
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.8
5.2
 NIST
3.7
 LOW CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
1.2
2.5
 Red Hat, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2016-8609

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2016-8609

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