Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CVE-2020-27826
Summary
A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 12.0.2 where it is possible to update the user's metadata attributes using Account REST API. This flaw allows an attacker to change its own NameID attribute to impersonate the admin user for any particular application.
- HIGH
- NETWORK
- LOW
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- LOW
- NONE
CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The software performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published