CVE-2018-14655
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
A flaw was found in Keycloak 3.4.3.Final, 4.0.0.Beta2, 4.3.0.Final. When using 'response_mode=form_post' it is possible to inject arbitrary Javascript-Code via the 'state'-parameter in the authentication URL. This allows an XSS-Attack upon succesfully login.
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 (9)
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- Maven org.keycloak:keycloak-parent4.0.0.Beta1 → 4.0.0.Beta2osvUSpkg:maven/org.keycloak/keycloak-parent
advisories (1)
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- GHSA-458h-wv48-fq75Keycloak vulnerable to cross-site scripting via the state parameter2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in Keycloak 3.4.3.Final, 4.0.0.Beta2, 4.3.0.Final. When using `response_mode=form_post` it is possible to inject arbitrary Javascript-Code via the 'state'-parameter in the authentication URL. This allows an XSS-Attack upon succesfully login.
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references (12)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3592cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3593cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3595cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14655cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3592enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3593enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3595enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14655enisa_euvd
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