Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 update for rh-sso7-keycloak



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2017-12158
CVE-2017-12159
CVE-2017-12160
CVE-2017-12197
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-352
CWE-287
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
rh-sso7-keycloak (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU38015

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12158

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing data passed via a malicious server. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-sso7-keycloak (Red Hat package): before 2.5.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el6

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU38016

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12159

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-sso7-keycloak (Red Hat package): before 2.5.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el6

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU38017

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12160

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

It was found that Keycloak oauth would permit an authenticated resource to obtain an access/refresh token pair from the authentication server, permitting indefinite usage in the case of permission revocation. An attacker on an already compromised resource could use this flaw to grant himself continued permissions and possibly conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-sso7-keycloak (Red Hat package): before 2.5.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el6

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93233

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12197

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass security restrictions and gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to libpam4j did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A local user can bypass security restrictions and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-sso7-keycloak (Red Hat package): before 2.5.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el6

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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