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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.4

CVE-2018-14657 json

Keycloak Improper Bruteforce Detection

published 2018-11-13 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-85v8-vx4w-q684 , EUVD-2022-3113

cvss
5.4
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in Keycloak 4.2.1.Final, 4.3.0.Final. When TOPT enabled, an improper implementation of the Brute Force detection algorithm will not enforce its protection measures.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.keycloak:keycloak-parent 4.6.0.Final
  • rh-sso7-keycloak red hat single sign on 7 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el7
  • rh-sso7-keycloak-server red hat single sign on 7 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el7
  • rh-sso7-keycloak red hat single sign on 7 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el6
  • rh-sso7-keycloak-server red hat single sign on 7 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3593RHSA-2018:3592

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-14657 updated cvss 5.4

keycloak: brute force protection not working for the entire login workflow

  • Red Hat Fuse 7 keycloak keycloak
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 keycloak
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server rh-sso7-keycloak 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el6, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3592
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-keycloak 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el7, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3593
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.5 zip
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3595

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Exploit prediction

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.keycloak:keycloak-parent
<4.6.0.Final
4.6.0.Final

Affected products

  • Red Hat keycloak

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

Sources

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