CVE-2020-1698
Keycloak leaks sensitive information in logged exceptions
A flaw was found in keycloak in versions before 9.0.0. A logged exception in the HttpMethod class may leak the password given as parameter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A flaw was found in keycloak in versions before 9.0.0. A logged exception in the HttpMethod class may leak the password given as parameter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2020-1698- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4970
A flaw was found in keycloak in versions before 9.0.0. A logged exception in the HttpMethod class may leak the password given as parameter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4970- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qgmm-f2qw-r95f
Keycloak leaks sensitive information in logged exceptions
A flaw was found in keycloak in versions before 9.0.0. A logged exception in the HttpMethod class may leak the password given as parameter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
- Record
GHSA-qgmm-f2qw-r95f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in keycloak in versions before 9.0.0. A logged exception in the HttpMethod class may leak the password given as parameter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2020-1698- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A flaw was found in keycloak in versions before 9.0.0. A logged exception in the HttpMethod class may leak the password given as parameter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2020-1698- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qgmm-f2qw-r95f
Keycloak leaks sensitive information in logged exceptions
A flaw was found in keycloak in versions before 9.0.0. A logged exception in the HttpMethod class may leak the password given as parameter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
- Record
GHSA-qgmm-f2qw-r95f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.keycloak:keycloak-coreMaven |
before 9.0.0 | 9.0.0 |
org.keycloak:keycloak-coreMaven |
before 9.0.0, plus listed versions 1.0-alpha-11.0-alpha-1-120620131.0-alpha-21.0-alpha-31.0-alpha-4 Show 45 moreShow less1.0-beta-11.0-beta-1-201505211.0-beta-1-201505231.0-beta-21.0-beta-31.0-beta-41.0-final1.0-rc-11.0-rc-21.0.1.Final1.0.2.Final1.0.3.Final1.0.4.Final1.0.5.Final1.1.0.Beta11.1.0.Beta21.1.0.Final1.1.1.Final1.2.0.Beta11.2.0.CR11.2.0.Final1.3.0.Final1.3.1.Final1.4.0.Final1.5.0-Final1.5.0.Final1.5.1.Final1.6.0.Final1.6.1.Final1.7.0.CR11.7.0.Final1.8.0.Alpha11.8.0.CR11.8.0.CR21.8.0.CR31.8.0.Final1.8.1.Final1.9.0.CR11.9.0.Final1.9.1.Final1.9.2.Final1.9.3.Final1.9.4.Final1.9.5.Final1.9.7.Final |
9.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1698 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Keycloak, published May 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in org.keycloak:keycloak-core 9.0.0.
References
Left out here: 57 versions. The JSON record has them.