CVE-2017-12158
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
It was found that Keycloak would accept a HOST header URL in the admin console and use it to determine web resource locations. An attacker could use this flaw against an authenticated user to attain reflected XSS via a malicious server.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-v38p-mqq3-m6v5Keycloak Reflected XSS2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
It was found that Keycloak would accept a HOST header URL in the admin console and use it to determine web resource locations. An attacker could use this flaw against an authenticated user to attain reflected XSS via a malicious server.
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references (15)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489161cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101618cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101618enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905enisa_euvd
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