CVE-2022-0225
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Keycloak via groups dropdown
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-0225- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-0225- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6552 No score
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6552- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqc7-5xxc-ph7r
Keycloak XSS via use of malicious payload as group name when creating new group from admin console
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
- Record
GHSA-fqc7-5xxc-ph7r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-755v-r4x4-qf7m No score
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Keycloak via groups dropdown
Summary
A Stored XSS vulnerability was reported in the Keycloak Security mailing list, affecting all the versions of Keycloak, including the latest release (16.0.1). The vulnerability allows a privileged attacker to execute malicious scripts in the admin console, abusing of the groups' dropdown functionality.
Impact
Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result a privileged attacker to load a XSS script, and steal data from other users. The impact can be considered moderate to low, considering privileged credentials are required.
References
- Please refer to the Keycloak Security mailing list for more information.
- Record
GHSA-755v-r4x4-qf7m- Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fqc7-5xxc-ph7r
Keycloak XSS via use of malicious payload as group name when creating new group from admin console
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
- Record
GHSA-fqc7-5xxc-ph7r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2022:6782
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.5.3 security update on RHEL 7
- Record
RHSA-2022:6782- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:6783
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.5.3 security update on RHEL 8
- Record
RHSA-2022:6783- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:7409
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.1 security update on RHEL 7
- Record
RHSA-2022:7409- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:7410
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.1 security update on RHEL 8
- Record
RHSA-2022:7410- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:7411
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.1 security update on RHEL 9
- Record
RHSA-2022:7411- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-0225- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-755v-r4x4-qf7m No score
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Keycloak via groups dropdown
Summary
A Stored XSS vulnerability was reported in the Keycloak Security mailing list, affecting all the versions of Keycloak, including the latest release (16.0.1). The vulnerability allows a privileged attacker to execute malicious scripts in the admin console, abusing of the groups' dropdown functionality.
Impact
Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result a privileged attacker to load a XSS script, and steal data from other users. The impact can be considered moderate to low, considering privileged credentials are required.
References
- Please refer to the Keycloak Security mailing list for more information.
- Record
GHSA-755v-r4x4-qf7m- Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.keycloak:keycloak-coreMaven |
before 20.0.0 | 20.0.0 |
org.keycloak:keycloak-coreMaven |
through 16.1.0 | None known |
org.keycloak:keycloak-coreMaven |
before 20.0.0, plus listed versions 1.0-alpha-11.0-alpha-1-120620131.0-alpha-21.0-alpha-31.0-alpha-4 Show 45 moreShow less1.0-beta-11.0-beta-1-201505211.0-beta-1-201505231.0-beta-21.0-beta-31.0-beta-41.0-final1.0-rc-11.0-rc-21.0.1.Final1.0.2.Final1.0.3.Final1.0.4.Final1.0.5.Final1.1.0.Beta11.1.0.Beta21.1.0.Final1.1.1.Final1.2.0.Beta11.2.0.CR11.2.0.Final1.3.0.Final1.3.1.Final1.4.0.Final1.5.0-Final1.5.0.Final1.5.1.Final1.6.0.Final1.6.1.Final1.7.0.CR11.7.0.Final1.8.0.Alpha11.8.0.CR11.8.0.CR21.8.0.CR31.8.0.Final1.8.1.Final1.9.0.CR11.9.0.Final1.9.1.Final1.9.2.Final1.9.3.Final1.9.4.Final1.9.5.Final1.9.7.Final |
20.0.0 |
org.keycloak:keycloak-coreMaven |
through 16.1.0, plus listed versions 1.0-alpha-11.0-alpha-1-120620131.0-alpha-21.0-alpha-31.0-alpha-4 Show 45 moreShow less1.0-beta-11.0-beta-1-201505211.0-beta-1-201505231.0-beta-21.0-beta-31.0-beta-41.0-final1.0-rc-11.0-rc-21.0.1.Final1.0.2.Final1.0.3.Final1.0.4.Final1.0.5.Final1.1.0.Beta11.1.0.Beta21.1.0.Final1.1.1.Final1.2.0.Beta11.2.0.CR11.2.0.Final1.3.0.Final1.3.1.Final1.4.0.Final1.5.0-Final1.5.0.Final1.5.1.Final1.6.0.Final1.6.1.Final1.7.0.CR11.7.0.Final1.8.0.Alpha11.8.0.CR11.8.0.CR21.8.0.CR31.8.0.Final1.8.1.Final1.9.0.CR11.9.0.Final1.9.1.Final1.9.2.Final1.9.3.Final1.9.4.Final1.9.5.Final1.9.7.Final |
None known |
rh-sso7-keycloakRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.5::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso | 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso |
rh-sso7-keycloak-serverRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.5::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso | 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso |
rh-sso7-keycloakRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.5::el8 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso | 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso |
rh-sso7-keycloak-serverRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.5::el8 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso | 0:15.0.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso |
rh-sso7-keycloakRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el7 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso | 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso |
rh-sso7-keycloak-serverRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el7 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso | 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rh-sso7-keycloakRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el8 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso | 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso |
rh-sso7-keycloak-serverRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el8 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso | 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso |
rh-sso7Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:1-5.el9sso | 0:1-5.el9sso |
rh-sso7-javapackages-filesystemRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:6.0.0-7.el9sso | 0:6.0.0-7.el9sso |
rh-sso7-javapackages-toolsRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:6.0.0-7.el9sso | 0:6.0.0-7.el9sso |
rh-sso7-keycloakRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso | 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso |
rh-sso7-keycloak-serverRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso | 0:18.0.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso |
rh-sso7-python3-javapackagesRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:6.0.0-7.el9sso | 0:6.0.0-7.el9sso |
rh-sso7-runtimeRed Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0:1-5.el9sso | 0:1-5.el9sso |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-0225 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Keycloak, published August 26, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.20%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in org.keycloak:keycloak-core 20.0.0.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2040268
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-755v-r4x4-qf7m
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0225
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6782
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_6782.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36518
lists.apache.org/thread/fjynj57rd99s814rdn5hzvmx8lz403q2
Left out here: 173 versions. The JSON record has them.