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

CVE-2018-14667 (Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2023-09-28. Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework contains an expression language injection vulnerability via the… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2018-14667 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2023-09-28. 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.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
Red Hat
Affected product
JBoss RichFaces Framework
Added to CISA KEV
2023-09-28
US federal remediation due date
2023-10-19
Ransomware association
Unknown
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94

Remediation: the required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Wording published by CISA for this catalog entry. It is the baseline action, not a decision about your environment: whether this exposure matters for you depends on where the affected component runs, what it is exposed to and who owns it.

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Sourced from public upstream advisories (CISA KEV, ENISA EUVD, vendor PSIRTs) mirrored daily. Informational only — not a remediation decision, not legal advice, and the absence of a record is not evidence of safety.