Keycloak path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Keycloak. Affected is the function ClassLoaderTheme/ClasspathThemeResourceProviderFactory. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-3856. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Keycloak (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ClassLoaderTheme/ClasspathThemeResourceProviderFactory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ClassLoaderTheme and ClasspathThemeResourceProviderFactory allows reading any file available as a resource to the classloader. By sending requests for theme resources with a relative path from an external HTTP client, the client will receive the content of random files if available.

The weakness was disclosed 08/26/2022. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-3856 since 10/04/2021. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch 73f0474008e1bebd0733e62a22aceda9e5de6743 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: 73f0474008e1bebd0733e62a22aceda9e5de6743

Timelineinfo

10/04/2021 🔍
08/26/2022 +326 days 🔍
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10/02/2022 +37 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 73f0474008e1bebd0733e62a22aceda9e5de6743
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-3856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207382

Entryinfo

Created: 08/26/2022 20:37
Updated: 10/02/2022 11:54
Changes: 08/26/2022 20:37 (39), 10/02/2022 11:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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