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CVE-2017-12161 Details

Description

It was found that keycloak before 3.4.2 final would permit misuse of a client-side /etc/hosts entry to spoof a URL in a password reset request. An attacker could use this flaw to craft a malicious password reset request and gain a valid reset token, leading to information disclosure or further attacks.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484564 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak-documentation/pull/268/commits/a2b58aadee42af2c375b72e86dffc2cf23cc3770 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484564 [email protected]Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak-documentation/pull/268/commits/a2b58aadee42af2c375b72e86dffc2cf23cc3770 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password[email protected]
CWE-602Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
keycloak keycloak
< 3.4.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:keycloak:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-12161
NVD Published Date:
Feb 21, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]