CVE-2018-14667
Actively exploited. CVE-2018-14667 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-28) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2018-14667 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2018-14667 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
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Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2018-14667: Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-09-28
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