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CVE-2022-1274

HTML Injection in Keycloak Admin REST API

5.4 MediumPublic exploitFix available

A flaw was found in Keycloak in the execute-actions-email endpoint. This issue allows arbitrary HTML to be injected into emails sent to Keycloak users and can be misused to perform phishing or other attacks against users.

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

0.70%Up 0.7 points since Mar 30, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

A flaw was found in Keycloak in the execute-actions-email endpoint. This issue allows arbitrary HTML to be injected into emails sent to Keycloak users and can be misused to perform phishing or other attacks against users.

Record
CVE-2022-1274
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-80, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A flaw was found in Keycloak in the execute-actions-email endpoint. This issue allows arbitrary HTML to be injected into emails sent to Keycloak users and can be misused to perform phishing or other attacks against users.

Record
CVE-2022-1274
Weakness
CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1054 No score

A flaw was found in Keycloak in the execute-actions-email endpoint. This issue allows arbitrary HTML to be injected into emails sent to Keycloak users and can be misused to perform phishing or other attacks against users.

Record
EUVD-2023-1054
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4fv-gm5m-4725 5.4

HTML Injection in Keycloak Admin REST API

The execute-actions-email endpoint of the Keycloak Admin REST API allows a malicious actor to send emails containing phishing links to Keycloak users.

Record
GHSA-m4fv-gm5m-4725
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m4fv-gm5m-4725 5.4

HTML Injection in Keycloak Admin REST API

The execute-actions-email endpoint of the Keycloak Admin REST API allows a malicious actor to send emails containing phishing links to Keycloak users.

Record
GHSA-m4fv-gm5m-4725
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:1043 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 7

Record
RHSA-2023:1043
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:1044 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 8

Record
RHSA-2023:1044
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:1045 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 9

Record
RHSA-2023:1045
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS: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 in the execute-actions-email endpoint. This issue allows arbitrary HTML to be injected into emails sent to Keycloak users and can be misused to perform phishing or other attacks against users.

Record
CVE-2022-1274
Weakness
CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
Maven
 before 20.0.5
20.0.5
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
Maven
 before 20.0.5, plus listed versions
1.0-alpha-11.0-alpha-1-120620131.0-alpha-21.0-alpha-31.0-alpha-4
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1.0-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
20.0.5
rh-sso7-keycloak
Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el7
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
rh-sso7-keycloak-server
Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el7
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
rh-sso7-keycloak
Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el8
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso
0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso
rh-sso7-keycloak-server
Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el8
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso
0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso
rh-sso7-keycloak
Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso
0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso
rh-sso7-keycloak-server
Red Hat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso
0:18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubshoucheng3/keycloak__keycloak_CVE-2022-1274_20-0-32025-08-18

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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In short

CVE-2022-1274 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Keycloak, published March 1, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in org.keycloak:keycloak-services 20.0.5.

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