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CVE-2022-2256 (GCVE-0-2022-2256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-01 19:57 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
VLAI
Summary
A 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
3.8 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a keycloak Affected: keycloak as shipped in Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
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