Keycloak Auth Bypass via AD Password Reset
CVE-2025-0604 Published on January 22, 2025
Keycloak-ldap-federation: authentication bypass due to missing ldap bind after password reset in keycloak
A flaw was found in Keycloak. When an Active Directory user resets their password, the system updates it without performing an LDAP bind to validate the new credentials against AD. This vulnerability allows users whose AD accounts are expired or disabled to regain access in Keycloak, bypassing AD restrictions. The issue enables authentication bypass and could allow unauthorized access under certain conditions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-0604 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2025-0604 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
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Vulnerable Packages
The following package name and versions may be associated with CVE-2025-0604
| Package Manager | Vulnerable Package | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation | >= 26.1.0, < 26.1.3 | 26.1.3 |
| maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation | < 26.0.10 | 26.0.10 |
Exploit Probability
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