CVE-2024-11736

Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: unrestricted admin use of system and environment variables

Published Jan 14, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Admin users may have to access sensitive server environment variables and system properties through user-configurable URLs. When configuring backchannel logout URLs or admin URLs, admin users can include placeholders like ${env.VARNAME} or ${PROPNAME}. The server replaces these placeholders with the actual values of environment variables or system properties during URL processing.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-0025 A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Admin users may have to access sensitive server environment variables and system properties through user-configurable URLs. When configuring backchannel logout URLs or admin URLs, admin users can include placeholders like ${env.VARNAME} or ${PROPNAME}. The server replaces these placeholders with the actual values of environment variables or system properties during URL processing.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f4v7-3mww-9gc2 Keycloak allows unrestricted admin use of system and environment variables
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Admin users may have to access sensitive server environment variables and system properties through user-configurable URLs. When configuring backchannel logout URLs or admin URLs, admin users can include placeholders like ${env.VARNAME} or ${PROPNAME}. The server replaces these placeholders with the actual values of environment variables or system properties during URL processing.
Title Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: unrestricted admin use of system and environment variables
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jbosseapxp
Weaknesses CWE-526
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.0
cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.0::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jbosseapxp
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 31, 2026, 12:27 AM
Reserved
Nov 26, 2024, 4:36 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 14, 2025, 9:15 AM
Modified
Aug 31, 2026, 1:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 13, 2025, 1:24 PM