CVE-2018-14667 — Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability
Overview
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.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-14667
- Vulnerability
- Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Affected products
- Red Hat: JBoss RichFaces Framework
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Published
- 2023-09-28
Remediation guidance
CVE-2018-14667 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for Red Hat the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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