keycloak: account hijacking via auth code fixation
Published Aug 1, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.68%
Description
It was found that the keycloak before 2.3.0 did not implement authentication flow correctly. An attacker could use this flaw to construct a phishing URL, from which he could hijack the user's session. This could lead to information disclosure, or permit further possible attacks.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2945
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
rh-sso7-keycloak
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2945 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | rh-sso7-keycloak | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01679) | 76.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01679) | 73.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 35.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 66.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 65.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 63.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 67.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 69.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8609 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386729 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8609 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8609
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8609
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8609 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386729 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8609 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-95m6-mjh3-58gm | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8609 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8609 |
Change history (0)
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