GHSA-2935-2WFM-HHPV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-25 09:32 – Updated: 2025-04-30 03:30
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Summary
Keycloak Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability via JWT Token Cache
Details

A flaw was found in Keycloak. When the configuration uses JWT tokens for authentication, the tokens are cached until expiration. If a client uses JWT tokens with an excessively long expiration time, for example, 24 or 48 hours, the cache can grow indefinitely, leading to an OutOfMemoryError. This issue could result in a denial of service condition, preventing legitimate users from accessing the system.

Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.keycloak:keycloak-services"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "26.1.4"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-2559"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-25T16:50:25Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-25T09:15:17Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in Keycloak. When the configuration uses JWT tokens for authentication, the tokens are cached until expiration. If a client uses JWT tokens with an excessively long expiration time, for example, 24 or 48 hours, the cache can grow indefinitely, leading to an OutOfMemoryError. This issue could result in a denial of service condition, preventing legitimate users from accessing the system.",
  "id": "GHSA-2935-2wfm-hhpv",
  "modified": "2025-04-30T03:30:31Z",
  "published": "2025-03-25T09:32:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2559"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4335"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4336"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2559"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2353868"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Keycloak Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability via JWT Token Cache"
}



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