Cross-site scripting in keycloak
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 12.0.0, where it is possible to add unsafe schemes for the redirect_uri parameter. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a Cross-site scripting attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00778 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.keycloak:keycloak-server-spi-private (Maven): 12.0.0org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven): 12.0.0Red Hat: 4 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | keycloak | before version 12.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-server-spi-private (Maven) | before 12.0.0 | 12.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven) | before 12.0.0 | 12.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h |
- keycloak Vendor— Affected before version 12.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.keycloak:keycloak-server-spi-private (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 12.0.0 Fixed in 12.0.0 Patch available GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h
- org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 12.0.0 Fixed in 12.0.0 Patch available GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h org.keycloak:keycloak-server-spi-private (Maven) Fixed in 12.0.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven) Fixed in 12.0.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2020:4932 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3 security update on RHEL 8
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 8 rh-sso7-keycloak-9.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-9.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-libunix-dbus-java-0.8.0-2.el8sso +1
- RHSA-2020:4929 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3 security update on RHEL 6
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 6 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-9.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el6sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-9.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el6sso
- RHSA-2020:4930 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3 security update on RHEL 7
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-9.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-9.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2020:4931 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3 security update
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4929 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4930 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4932 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4931 |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat support for Spring Boot
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10776
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h
References
More Red Hat Keycloak vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-10776 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10776 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-484q-784p-8m5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-10776 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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