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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2018-14667

RichFaces Framework

Red Hat / RichFaces Framework · affected 3.X through 3.3.4

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
74.2%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2018-14667 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Red Hat RichFaces Framework. The RichFaces Framework 3.X through 3.3.4 is vulnerable to Expression Language (EL) injection via the UserResource resource. A...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

Red Hat / RichFaces Framework affected 3.x through 3.3.4.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

RichFaces Framework

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.UserResource$UriData.

[UNKNOWN] Affected
RichFaces
affected 3.X through 3.3.4
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Published
06 Nov 2018
Exploitation Reported
28 Sep 2023
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nessus_scanner java cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 28 Sep 2023

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2023-09-28 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/118943 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

74.2%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE-94

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 09:26 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 22:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
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