CVE-2025-12390: Keycloak services Keycloak Vulnerable To Session Takeovers Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-rg35-5v25-mqvp
CVSS 6.0
CWE-384
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-12390 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.0) keycloak vulnerable to session takeovers vulnerability (CWE-384: Session Fixation) affecting Keycloak services libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves keycloak vulnerable to session takeovers due to reuse of session identifiers. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 26.0.0.

CVE-2025-12390 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-12390
GHSA Identifier GHSA-rg35-5v25-mqvp
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 6.0
CWE Classification CWE-384: Session Fixation
Affected Product Keycloak services
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 6.0

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity High (AC:H)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2025-12390

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Keycloak services dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

org.keycloak:keycloak-services fixed: 26.0.0
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
    <artifactId>keycloak-services</artifactId>
    <version>26.0.0</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-12390, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Keycloak services in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 26.0.0), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-384: Session Fixation, where authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. In Keycloak services, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

A flaw was found in Keycloak. In Keycloak where a user can accidentally get access to another user's session if both use the same device and browser. This happens because Keycloak sometimes reuses session identifiers and doesn’t clean up properly during logout when browser cookies are missing. As a result, one user may receive tokens that belong to another user.

CVE-2025-12390 Affected Keycloak services Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
26.0.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
Maven
< 26.0.0
26.0.0

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-12390?
CVE-2025-12390 is a security vulnerability in Keycloak services involving Keycloak vulnerable to session takeovers due to reuse of session identifiers under CWE-384: Session Fixation.
Which Keycloak services versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 26.0.0 across affected packages: org.keycloak:keycloak-services.
What version fixes CVE-2025-12390?
Upgrading to 26.0.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is keycloak-services affected?
Yes, org.keycloak:keycloak-services is affected in releases prior to 26.0.0. Upgrade your dependency to 26.0.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-12390?
CVE-2025-12390 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.0 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-12390?
CVE-2025-12390 is classified under CWE-384: Session Fixation (Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-12390?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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