Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability

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• cpe redhat/enterprise linux5.0
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
• cpe redhat/richfacesversion unspecified
• vendor Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Frameworkversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-14667

• Recommended remediation

  Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Oct 19, 2023.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Nov 6, 2018 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

2. Sep 28, 2023 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

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

3. Oct 19, 2023 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

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

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-14667

  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.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-14667

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-14667

  30-day exploitation probability 74.2%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-14667

  The RichFaces Framework 3.X through 3.3.4 is vulnerable to Expression Language (EL) injection via the UserResource resource. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code using a chain of java serialized objects via org.ajax4jsf.resource.UserReso

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-14667

  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.resourc

  vulncheck.com

References

• Vendor Advisory · access.redhat.com
• Vendor Advisory · access.redhat.com
• Vendor Advisory · access.redhat.com
• Vendor Advisory · access.redhat.com
• CISA note · bugzilla.redhat.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.