CRITICAL
RichFaces: Injection of arbitrary EL expressions allows remote code execution via org.richfaces.renderkit.html.Paint2DResource
Published Jun 18, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 19.04%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat JBoss EAP 5
RichFaces
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2663
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5
richfaces-0:3.3.1-7.SP3_patch_02.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2664
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6
richfaces-0:3.3.1-4.SP3_patch_02.ep5.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2664
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3
RichFaces
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2930
JBoss Developer Studio 11
RichFaces
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
RichFaces
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
RichFaces
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
RichFaces
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
RichFaces
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | RichFaces | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2663 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 | richfaces-0:3.3.1-7.SP3_patch_02.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2664 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 | richfaces-0:3.3.1-4.SP3_patch_02.ep5.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2664 |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3 | RichFaces | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2930 |
| JBoss Developer Studio 11 | RichFaces | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | RichFaces | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | RichFaces | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | RichFaces | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | RichFaces | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
19.04% 0.19041
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.19041
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (42 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 19.04% (0.19041) | 97.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 19.04% (0.19041) | 97.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 13.44% (0.13439) | 96.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 19.04% (0.19041) | 97.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 13.44% (0.13439) | 96.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 19.04% (0.19041) | 97.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 13.44% (0.13439) | 96.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 19.04% (0.19041) | 97.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 13.44% (0.13439) | 96.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 19.27% (0.19272) | 97.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.38% (0.21375) | 97.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 78.99% (0.78994) | 99.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 75.47% (0.75469) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 73.27% (0.73267) | 98.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 75.47% (0.75469) | 98.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 73.27% (0.73267) | 98.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 75.47% (0.75469) | 98.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 73.98% (0.73981) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 76.12% (0.76120) | 98.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 19, 2025 | 73.37% (0.73371) | 98.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 74.75% (0.74748) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 79.63% (0.79632) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 74.75% (0.74748) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 79.63% (0.79632) | 99.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 78.39% (0.78389) | 99.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 79.63% (0.79632) | 99.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 78.39% (0.78389) | 98.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 38.39% (0.38392) | 97.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2024 | 70.12% (0.70122) | 98.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 75.57% (0.75573) | 97.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 78.28% (0.78280) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 79.60% (0.79601) | 97.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 83.38% (0.83378) | 97.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 83.49% (0.83490) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 85.24% (0.85238) | 97.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 85.14% (0.85140) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.58% (0.25580) | 96.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.58% (0.25580) | 95.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 85.97th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 85.81th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 93.14th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (12)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104502 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041617 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2663 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2664 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2930 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12533 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1584490 Issue Tracking
- https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2018/05/poor-richfaces.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4j38-wjhf-884r Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12533
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12533
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104502 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041617 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2663 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2664 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2930 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12533 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1584490 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2018/05/poor-richfaces.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4j38-wjhf-884r | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12533 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12533 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 18, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 18, 2018
Link CVE-2018-12533
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-4J38-WJHF-884R Updated n/a