CVE-2018-14667

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: November 06, 2018 Modified: November 03, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042037
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3517
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3518
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3519
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3581
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14667
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156663/Richsploit-RichFaces-Exploitation-Toolkit.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3517
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3519
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3581
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14667
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-14667
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

17 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
89.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2023-10-19

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

redhat