CVE-2024-3656

HIGH NUCLEI

Keycloak < 24.0.5 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Admin REST API Endpoints

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-3656. PoCs published by h4x0r-dz. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2024-3656, a Broken Access Control vulnerability in Keycloak < 24.0.5. It includes a patch diff analysis, reproduction steps, and HTTP request examples for exploiting the `testLDAPConnection` endpoint.

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak. Certain endpoints in Keycloak's admin REST API allow low-privilege users to access administrative functionalities. This flaw allows users to perform actions reserved for administrators, potentially leading to data breaches or system compromise.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP 28 stars
by h4x0r-dz · poc
https://github.com/h4x0r-dz/CVE-2024-3656

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2024-3656, a Broken Access Control vulnerability in Keycloak < 24.0.5. It includes a patch diff analysis, reproduction steps, and HTTP request examples for exploiting the `testLDAPConnection` endpoint.

Classification
Writeup 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Keycloak < 24.0.5
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated user account in Keycloak · Access to the Keycloak admin API
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Keycloak < 24.0.5 - Broken Access Control
HIGHVERIFIEDby iamnoooob,rootxharsh,pdresearch
Shodan: http.favicon.hash:"-1105083093" || http.html:"keycloak" || http.title:"keycloak"
FOFA: icon_hash=-1105083093 || body="keycloak" || title="keycloak"

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.8966
EPSS Percentile 99.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (4)
org.keycloak/keycloak-services 0 - 24.0.5Maven
Red Hat/Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Red Hat/Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Published Oct 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026