CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-14657

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published: Nov 13, 2018 | Modified: Feb 02, 2023
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.4 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Ubuntu

A flaw was found in Keycloak 4.2.1.Final, 4.3.0.Final. When TOPT enabled, an improper implementation of the Brute Force detection algorithm will not enforce its protection measures.

Weakness

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Keycloak Redhat 4.2.1 (including) 4.2.1 (including)
Keycloak Redhat 4.3.0 (including) 4.3.0 (including)
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.5 zip RedHat *
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 6 RedHat rh-sso7-keycloak-0:3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el6 *
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 7 RedHat rh-sso7-keycloak-0:3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el7 *

Potential Mitigations

  • Common protection mechanisms include:

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.

  • Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]

References