CVE-2017-12159: keycloak
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-12159 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in keycloak. EPSS estimates a 2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 3% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 26-10-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
2.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.71% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard7 products
- keycloakAll versions (No fix recorded)
- keycloak-26.2All versions (No fix recorded)
- keycloak-26.4All versions (No fix recorded)
- keycloak-26.5All versions (No fix recorded)
- keycloak-26.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi4 products
- keycloakAll versions (No fix recorded)
- keycloak-26.4All versions (No fix recorded)
- keycloak-26.5All versions (No fix recorded)
- keycloak-26.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Keycloak1 product
- keycloakna
Org.keycloak1 product
- keycloak-parent< 3.4.0
Red hat, inc.1 product
- keycloak3.4.0
Redhat1 product
- single_sign_on7.0 | 7.1
6 vendors · 15 products
References
7 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484111X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryREPORTWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB