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TI-2023-04529 Aliases CVE-2023-4918GHSA-5q66-v53q-pm35

Plaintext storage of user password

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-256Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-256.

Summary

A flaw was found in the Keycloak package, more specifically org.keycloak.userprofile. When a user registers itself through registration flow, the "password" and "password-confirm" field from the form will occur as regular user attributes. All users and clients with proper rights and roles are able to read users attributes, allowing a malicious user with minimal access to retrieve the users passwords in clear text, jeopardizing their environment.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00574 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed keycloak: 22.0.3org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven): 22.0.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—keycloak—22.0.3Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Single Sign-On 7——Not affectedCNA
—org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven)22.0.2 to before 22.0.322.0.3Patch availableGHSA-5q66-v53q-pm35
  • keycloak Vendor— Affected — Fixed in 22.0.3 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 22.0.2 to before 22.0.3 Fixed in 22.0.3 Patch available GHSA-5q66-v53q-pm35

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:22.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.0.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:22.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.0.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA keycloak Fixed in 22.0.3
  • Fix · GHSA-5q66-v53q-pm35 org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven) Fixed in 22.0.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4918
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q66-v53q-pm35

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • TI-2024-01049 Keycloak: path transversal in redirection validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2020-08665 Server-side request forgery in keycloak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-03468 Path traversal in Red Hat Keycloak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-03612 A POST based reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability on has been identified in Keycloak. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-03994 Cross-site scripting in keycloak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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