Keycloak has Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
ClassLoaderTheme and ClasspathThemeResourceProviderFactory allows reading any file available as a resource to the classloader. By sending requests for theme resources with a relative path from an external HTTP client, the client will receive the content of random files if available.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.keycloak:keycloak-core | < 15.1.0 | 15.1.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3856
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/8588
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/73f0474008e1bebd0733e62a22aceda9e5de6743
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3856
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2010164
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak
- https://issues.redhat.com/browse/KEYCLOAK-19422
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22, CWE-552- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.keycloak:keycloak-core- Disclosed
- 27.08.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3w4v-rvc4-2xpw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.keycloak:keycloak-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 49
- First → latest
- 10.2018 02.2025
- Without a fix
- 5
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 3
- High 14
- Medium 31
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 9
- 2019: 4
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 5
- 2022: 17
- 2023: 4
- 2024: 5
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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