CVE-2018-14667

[UNKNOWN] RichFaces

Published 6 Nov 2018 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.8 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 28 Sept 2023, with a remediation deadline of 19 Oct 2023 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/156663/Richsploit-RichFaces-Exploitation-Toolkit.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042037 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3517 · Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3518 · Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3519 · Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3581 · Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14667 · Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-14667 · US Government Resource