SB2022012031 - MFA authentication bypass in Keycloak
Published: January 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022012031
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3827)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass 2FA authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in ECP SAML binding flow within keycloak-server-spi-private. A remote attacker can send SOAP request with an AuthnRequest and Authorization header with the user's credentials and bypass MFA authentication.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.