CVE-2021-20262: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

March 9, 2021 (updated March 15, 2021)

A flaw was found in Keycloak 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.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933639
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20262

Code Behaviors & Features

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