RCE in Redhat Richfaces

CVE-2018-12533

JBoss RichFaces 3.1.0 through 3.3.4 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject expression language (EL) expressions and execute arbitrary Java code via a /DATA/ substring in a path with an org.richfaces.renderkit.html.Paint2DResourc…

Vulnerability class: Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

EPSS: 0.214 (97.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12533?
CVE-2018-12533 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redhat Richfaces, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-12533?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12533 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.