Arbitrary code execution in Richfaces

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2018-12533 · GHSA-4j38-wjhf-884r · Published 18/06/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.richfaces:richfaces-core Maven	`≥ 3.1.0, ≤ 3.3.4`	No fix yet
richfaces redhat	`≥ 3.1.0, ≤ 3.3.4`	No fix yet

Description

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.Paint2DResource$ImageData object, aka RF-14310.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12533 · ADVISORY
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2663 · WEB
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2664 · WEB
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2930 · WEB
codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2018/05/poor-richfaces.html · WEB
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21 · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/104502 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1041617 · Third Party Advisory

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