CVE-2023-4918

Plaintext storage of user password

Published Sep 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the Keycloak package, more specifically org.keycloak.userprofile. When a user registers itself through registration flow, the "password" and "password-confirm" field from the form will occur as regular user attributes. All users and clients with proper rights and roles are able to read users attributes, allowing a malicious user with minimal access to retrieve the users passwords in clear text, jeopardizing their environment.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2438 A flaw was found in the Keycloak package, more specifically org.keycloak.userprofile. When a user registers itself through registration flow, the "password" and "password-confirm" field from the form will occur as regular user attributes. All users and clients with proper rights and roles are able to read users attributes, allowing a malicious user with minimal access to retrieve the users passwords in clear text, jeopardizing their environment.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5q66-v53q-pm35 Keycloak vulnerable to Plaintext Storage of User Password
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 25, 2024, 7:53 PM
Reserved
Sep 12, 2023, 3:02 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 12, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 12, 2023, 12:00 AM