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CVE-2017-12159 — keycloak-parent

HIGH

CVE-2017-12159 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-613 vulnerability in org.keycloak:keycloak-parent. A fix is available for org.keycloak:keycloak-parent — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Keycloak CSRF Vulnerability

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Oct 30, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
2.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs86th percentile — riskier than 86% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%1.12%2.23%3.35%0.6%2.7%Apr 26Aug 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

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Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.keycloak:keycloak-parent

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

It was found that the cookie used for CSRF prevention in Keycloak was not unique to each session. An attacker could use this flaw to gain access to an authenticated user session, leading to possible information disclosure or further attacks.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.keycloak:keycloak-parentall versions3.4.0org.keycloak:keycloak-parent:3.4.0

Affected Products

2 products · 3 configurations
Application
keycloakkeycloak
all
Application
single sign onredhat
2 versions
7.07.1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.keycloak:keycloak-parent, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.keycloak:keycloak-parent to 3.4.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2017-12159 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate
ProductFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1see advisoryRHSA-2017:2906
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6rh-sso7-keycloak-0:2.5.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el6RHSA-2017:2904
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7rh-sso7-keycloak-0:2.5.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el7RHSA-2017:2905

Frequently Asked Questions

It was found that the cookie used for CSRF prevention in Keycloak was not unique to each session. An attacker could use this flaw to gain access to an authenticated user session, leading to possible information disclosure or further attacks.
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CVE-2017-12159: keycloak-parent CSRF — Fixed in 3.4.0