Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Keycloak before 12.0.0 allowed a user with only the view-profile role to manage resources in the new account console. That could let a low-privilege authenticated user view or change data they should not control.
Executive priority
Treat as a timely remediation item for affected Keycloak identity systems. It is not supported as actively exploited here, but identity platforms carry elevated business impact when authorization boundaries fail.
Technical view
The source describes an authorization flaw in Keycloak before 12.0.0 affecting the new account console. The stated role boundary failed because view-profile-only users could manage resources. No CVSS score is provided, and the listed CWE is CWE-916 despite the description reading like access-control failure.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to deployments running Keycloak before 12.0.0, especially where the new account console is enabled and users may hold only the view-profile role.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite public exploitation, and KEV status is false. Any abuse would require an authenticated user with insufficient intended privileges, not necessarily an unauthenticated attacker.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: no CVSS vector, no detailed patch notes, and only a high-level description. The affected range is Keycloak before 12.0.0. The CWE mapping in the bundle appears inconsistent with the described authorization behavior.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Keycloak to version 12.0.0 or later.
- Review Red Hat and Keycloak vendor guidance for any backported fixes.
- Limit access to the new account console until patched.
- Review role assignments for users with view-profile only.
- Monitor for unauthorized account console resource changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Keycloak deployments and record their versions.
- Confirm whether any instance is before version 12.0.0.
- Identify users assigned only the view-profile role.
- Check audit logs for unexpected account console resource management.
- Validate post-upgrade that view-profile-only users cannot modify restricted resources.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1875843%2CCVE reference
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CWE details
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Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.