GHSA-w8v7-c7pm-7wfr: Duplicate Advisory Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
MODERATEGHSA-w8v7-c7pm-7wfr is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.4) cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) affecting Duplicate Advisory libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves keycloak vulnerable to cross-site scripting (xss). Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
GHSA-w8v7-c7pm-7wfr at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.4
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix GHSA-w8v7-c7pm-7wfr
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Duplicate Advisory dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
<artifactId>keycloak-core</artifactId>
<version>Latest secure release</version>
</dependency>
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 GHSA-w8v7-c7pm-7wfr, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Duplicate Advisory in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), 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-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), where the product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. In Duplicate Advisory, 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
GHSA-w8v7-c7pm-7wfr Affected Duplicate Advisory Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.keycloak:keycloak-core
|
Maven |
≤ 19.0.1
|
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-w8v7-c7pm-7wfr",
"modified" : "2022-09-23T16:29:56Z",
"published" : "2022-09-02T00:01:02Z",
"withdrawn" : "2022-09-23T16:29:56Z",
"aliases" : [ ],
"summary" : "Duplicate Advisory: Keycloak vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)",
"details" : "## Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory is a duplicate of [GHSA-w9mf-83w3-fv49](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9mf-83w3-fv49). This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nA stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in keycloak as shipped in Red Hat Single Sign-On 7. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to execute malicious scripts in the admin console, abusing the default roles functionality.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.keycloak:keycloak-core"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"last_affected" : "19.0.1"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-w9mf-83w3-fv49"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2256"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2101942"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-79" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2022-09-16T18:36:54Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2022-09-01T21:15:00Z"
}
}