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TI-2016-07071 Aliases CVE-2016-8609GHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm

Session fixation in Red Hat keycloak

Priority LOW 39CWE-384Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-384 and CWE-287.

Summary

It was found that the keycloak before 2.3.0 did not implement authentication flow correctly. An attacker could use this flaw to construct a phishing URL, from which he could hijack the user's session. This could lead to information disclosure, or permit further possible attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01679 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven): 2.3.0Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatkeycloak2.3.0—No fix listedCNA
—org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven)before 2.3.02.3.0Patch availableGHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm
  • keycloak VendorRed Hat Affected 2.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available GHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:2945 Released 2016-12-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On security update
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.0Fixed RHSA-2016:2945
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8609
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2024-01049 Keycloak: path transversal in redirection validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2020-08665 Server-side request forgery in keycloak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-03468 Path traversal in Red Hat Keycloak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-03612 A POST based reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability on has been identified in Keycloak. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-03994 Cross-site scripting in keycloak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
See all 97 →

Sources

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