GHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q
MEDIUMGHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q is a medium-severity (CVSS 6) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.keycloak:keycloak-services. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Keycloak Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via assertion consumer service URL in SAML POST-binding flow
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Keycloak allows arbitrary URLs as SAML Assertion Consumer Service POST Binding URL (ACS), including JavaScript URIs (javascript:).
Allowing JavaScript URIs in combination with HTML forms leads to JavaScript evaluation in the context of the embedding origin on form submission.
Acknowledgements:
Special thanks to Lauritz Holtmann for reporting this issue and helping us improve our project.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | all versions | 22.0.10 |
| ☕Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | ≥ 23.0.0&&< 24.0.3 | 24.0.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.keycloak:keycloak-services. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.keycloak:keycloak-services to 22.0.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-8rmm-gm28-pj8q across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.