keycloak: brute force protection not working for the entire login workflow
Published Nov 13, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.16%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 4.2.1.Final, 4.3.0.FinalStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 7.2
Configuration 3
- 7.2
Configuration 4
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 6
rh-sso7-keycloak-0:3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3592
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 7
rh-sso7-keycloak-0:3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3593
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.5 zip
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3595
Red Hat Fuse 7
keycloak
Fix deferred
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
keycloak
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 6 | rh-sso7-keycloak-0:3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3592 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2 for RHEL 7 | rh-sso7-keycloak-0:3.4.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.jbcs.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3593 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.5 zip | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3595 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | keycloak | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | keycloak | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01159) | 65.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01159) | 65.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 71.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 70.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 67.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 68.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3592 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3593 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3595 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14657 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625404 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14657 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-85v8-vx4w-q684 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14657
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14657
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3592 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3593 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3595 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14657 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625404 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14657 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-85v8-vx4w-q684 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14657 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14657 |
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