Stored browser script execution via HTML-only alias escaping
Published Apr 14, 2026 · Updated Apr 14, 2026
Stored XSS in Red Hat build of Keycloak's organization selection page allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in viewers' browsers. select-organization.ftl places organization.alias inside an onclick handler after HTML escaping, but browser entity decoding exposes the value to the JavaScript engine without context-specific escaping. Exploitation requires manage-realm or manage-organizations permission, the Organizations feature, and a user viewing the selection page; executed script can access that user's session context and initiate account actions.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Red Hat build of Keycloak's organization selection page allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in viewers' browsers. select-organization.ftl places organization.alias inside an onclick handler after HTML escaping, but browser entity decoding exposes the value to the JavaScript engine without context-specific escaping. Exploitation requires manage-realm or manage-organizations permission, the Organizations feature, and a user viewing the selection page; executed script can access that user's session context and initiate account actions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-37980
- Published
- Apr 14, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Vendor
- 389 Directory Server
- Product
- Red Hat build of Keycloak
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
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- Apr 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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