GHSA-m98g-63qj-fp8j
Reflected XSS on clients-registrations endpoint
Blast Radius
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Description
A POST based reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability on has been identified in Keycloak. When a malicious request is sent to the client registration endpoint, the error message is not properly escaped, allowing an attacker to execute malicious scripts into the user's browser.
Acknowledgement
Keycloak would like to thank Quentin TEXIER (Pentester at Opencyber) for reporting this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-parent | ≥ 10.0.0&&< 18.0.0 | 18.0.0 |
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-parent. 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-parent to 18.0.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-m98g-63qj-fp8j 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-m98g-63qj-fp8j 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-m98g-63qj-fp8j. 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-m98g-63qj-fp8j in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-m98g-63qj-fp8j across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.