CVE-2018-12533

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 73.37% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2664 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041617 third party advisory vdb entry
https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2018/05/poor-richfaces.html third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2663 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104502 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2930 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12533?
CVE-2018-12533 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12533?
To fix CVE-2018-12533, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12533 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12533 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~73% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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