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TI-2022-01319 Aliases CVE-2022-1438GHSA-w354-2f3c-qvg9

Keycloak: xss on impersonation under specific circumstances

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A flaw was found in Keycloak. Under specific circumstances, HTML entities are not sanitized during user impersonation, resulting in a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0066 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Single Sign-On 7——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 7—18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ssoPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 8—18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ssoPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 9—18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9ssoPatch availableCNA
Red HatRHEL-8 based Middleware Containers—7.6-20Patch availableCNA
—org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven)up to 21.0.0—No fix listedGHSA-w354-2f3c-qvg9
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso Patch available CNA
  • RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 7.6-20 Patch available CNA
  • org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 21.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w354-2f3c-qvg9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:1043 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 7
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
  • RHSA-2023:1049 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
  • RHSA-2023:1047 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 for OpenShift image security and enhancement update
    • Middleware Containers for OpenShift rh-sso-7/sso76-openshift-rhel8
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:1045 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 9
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 9 rh-sso7-keycloak-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso
  • RHSA-2023:1044 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 8
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 8 rh-sso7-keycloak-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 and 3 more products — RHSA-2023:1043

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-03783 Keycloak: reflected xss attackPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2022-03591 Keycloak: session takeover with oidc offline refreshtokensPriority LOW 34
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 and 3 more products — RHSA-2023:1044

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-03783 Keycloak: reflected xss attackPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2022-03591 Keycloak: session takeover with oidc offline refreshtokensPriority LOW 34
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
Show 3 more groups
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 and 3 more products — RHSA-2023:1045

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-03783 Keycloak: reflected xss attackPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2022-03591 Keycloak: session takeover with oidc offline refreshtokensPriority LOW 34
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 and 3 more products — RHSA-2023:1047

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-03706 Rhsso-container-image: unsecured management interface exposed to adjecent networkPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2022-03591 Keycloak: session takeover with oidc offline refreshtokensPriority LOW 34
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 and 3 more products — RHSA-2023:1049

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-03783 Keycloak: reflected xss attackPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2022-03591 Keycloak: session takeover with oidc offline refreshtokensPriority LOW 34
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Middleware Containers for OpenShiftFixed RHSA-2023:1047
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7Fixed RHSA-2023:1049
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2023:1043
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:1044
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2023:1045

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1438
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w354-2f3c-qvg9
  3. 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 8

Other 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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