Is CVE-2017-12161 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12161 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12161?

CVE-2017-12161 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12161?

CVE-2017-12161 has an EPSS score of 1.33% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12161?

Upgrade keycloak to 3.4.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12161

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

It was found that keycloak before 3.4.2 final would permit misuse of a client-side /etc/hosts entry to spoof a URL in a password reset request. An attacker could use this flaw to craft a malicious password reset request and gain a valid reset token, leading to information disclosure or further attacks.

CWE-602 CWE-640

How to fix

Remediation Available

keycloakNVD

Affected:< 3.4.2Fixed in:3.4.2CVE-2017-12161derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.