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TI-2018-10530 Aliases CVE-2018-14667GHSA-j7mw-7crr-658v

Code injection in [UNKNOWN] RichFaces

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-94Published · 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
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The RichFaces Framework 3.X through 3.3.4 is vulnerable to Expression Language (EL) injection via the UserResource resource. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code using a chain of java serialized objects via org.ajax4jsf.resource.UserResource$UriData.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-09-28CISA due date 2023-10-19
EPSS 0.74202 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven): 3.3.4Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]RichFacesaffected 3.X through 3.3.4—No fix listedCNA
—org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven)before 3.3.43.3.4Patch availableGHSA-j7mw-7crr-658v
  • RichFaces Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected affected 3.X through 3.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.4 Fixed in 3.3.4 Patch available GHSA-j7mw-7crr-658v

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:richfaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 – 3.3.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:richfaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 – 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-j7mw-7crr-658v org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.4 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:3581 Released 2018-11-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5.3.1 security update
    • JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
  • RHSA-2018:3519 Released 2018-11-07 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform security update
    • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
  • RHSA-2018:3517 Released 2018-11-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server richfaces-3.3.1-9.SP3_patch_03.ep5.el5, richfaces-cdk-3.3.1-9.SP3_patch_03.ep5.el5, richfaces-demo-3.3.1-9.SP3_patch_03.ep5.el5 +4
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server richfaces-3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_03.ep5.el6, richfaces-demo-3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_03.ep5.el6, richfaces-framework-3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_03.ep5.el6 +2
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2018:3518 Released 2018-11-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
JBoss Developer Studio 11AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3Fixed RHSA-2018:3581
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:3517
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:3517
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2Fixed RHSA-2018:3518
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3Fixed RHSA-2018:3519
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3

Timeline

  1. 2023-09-28 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14667
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7mw-7crr-658v
  4. 2026-11-05 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 8

Other 2

  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-23530 Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because /etc/nsswitch.conf… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2025-22512 Memory corruption in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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