Critical

RichFaces vulnerable to Expression Language Injection

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

JBoss RichFaces 4.5.3 through 4.5.17 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject an arbitrary expression language (EL) variable mapper and execute arbitrary Java code via a MediaOutputResource's resource request, aka RF-14309.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.richfaces:richfaces-core >= 4.5.3.Final, <= 4.5.17.Final no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-917
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.richfaces:richfaces-core
Disclosed
13.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3hx6-fqpj-xfjr - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.richfaces:richfaces-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
05.2022 05.2022
Without a fix
2
Exploited in attacks
1

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 3
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-12533 >= 3.1.0, <= 3.3.4 no fix
  2. RichFaces vulnerable to Expression Language Injection this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-12532 >= 4.5.3.Final, <= 4.5.17.Final no fix
  3. Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2018-14667 < 3.3.4 3.3.4

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