JBoss RichFaces 4.5.3 through 4.5.17 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject an…
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-917Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-917.
Summary
JBoss RichFaces 4.5.3 through 4.5.17 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject an arbitrary expression language (EL) variable mapper and execute arbitrary Java code via a MediaOutputResource's resource request, aka RF-14309.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06802 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven) | 4.5.3.Final – 4.5.17.Final | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3hx6-fqpj-xfjr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.5.3.Final – 4.5.17.Final Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3hx6-fqpj-xfjr
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- JBoss Developer Studio 11
- Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
- Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
- Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
- Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3hx6-fqpj-xfjr
References
More Red Hat Richfaces vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-10530 Code injection in [UNKNOWN] RichFaces KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08993 JBoss RichFaces 3.1.0 through 3.3.4 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-01934 ResourceBuilderImpl.java in the RichFaces 3.x through 5.x implementation in Red Hat JBoss… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-00246 JBoss RichFaces before 4.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject expression language (EL)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2014-00081 The doFilter function in webapp/PushHandlerFilter.java in JBoss RichFaces 4.3.4, 4.3.5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-12532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3hx6-fqpj-xfjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-12532 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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