CVE-2020-1697
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CVE-2020-1697 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. It was found in all keycloak versions before 9.0.0 that links to external applications (Application Links) in the admin console are not validated properly and could allow Stored XSS attacks. An authed malicious user could create URLs to trick users in other realms, and possibly conduct further attacks.. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was found in all keycloak versions before 9.0.0 that links to external applications (Application Links) in the admin console are not validated properly and could allow Stored XSS attacks. An authed malicious user could create URLs to trick users in other realms, and possibly conduct further attacks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Keycloak | < 9.0.0 |
| Redhat | Single Sign-On | 7.3 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1697Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1697Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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