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CVE-2016-8609

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-384

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

• Keycloak: before 2.3.0 — fixed in 2.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Keycloak 2.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8609
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2945.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95070
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037460
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8609

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