Description
A vulnerability was found in the Keycloak Server. The Keycloak Server is vulnerable to a denial of service (DoS) attack due to improper handling of proxy headers. When Keycloak is configured to accept incoming proxy headers, it may accept non-IP values, such as obfuscated identifiers, without proper validation. This issue can lead to costly DNS resolution operations, which an attacker could exploit to tie up IO threads and potentially cause a denial of service.
The attacker must have access to send requests to a Keycloak instance that is configured to accept proxy headers, specifically when reverse proxies do not overwrite incoming headers, and Keycloak is configured to trust these headers.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | keycloak | < 24.0.9, 25.0.0 – < 26.0.6 | 24.0.9 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 24 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 24.0.9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0.6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Build of Keycloak | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | — | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server | all versions | — | GHSA-jgwc-jh89-rpgq |
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server | >= 25.0.0, < 26.0.6 | 26.0.6 | GHSA-jgwc-jh89-rpgq |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-3525 Keycloak: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 22, 2025
References
- RHSA-2024:10175 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:10176 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:10177 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:10178 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9666 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2317440 issue-tracking