CVE-2018-14667: Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework contains an expression language injection vulnerability via the UserResource resource. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code using a chain of Java serialized objects via org.ajax4jsf.resource.UserResource$UriData.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An expression language injection vulnerability allows remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates from Red Hat.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14667
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2018-14667Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-14667 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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