CVE-2016-8629
N/A
Published: March 12, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsSingle Sign onKeycloakEnterprise Linux Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Red Hat Keycloak before version 2.4.0 did not correctly check permissions when handling service account user deletion requests sent to the rest server. An attacker with service account authentication could use this flaw to bypass normal permissions and delete users in a separate realm.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.4.02.4.0
Affected range stops below 2.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygemsdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0876.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97392VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038180Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388988Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-264
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