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CVE-2018-14667: Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2018-14667
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.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-09-28
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

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.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2018-14667coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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