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    CVE-2017-12159

    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.

    Published:Oct 17, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Oct 26, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01452
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Keycloak
    Product
    Keycloak
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Single Sign On
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Red Hat Single Sign On
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Single Sign On

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High