Is CVE-2018-14667 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-14667 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-14667?

CVE-2018-14667 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-14667?

Patch guidance is available from redhat security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-14667.

Fix CVE-2018-14667 - CRITICAL redhat richfaces

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2018-14667?

3 products: redhat richfaces, redhat enterprise linux, redhat enterprise linux.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: REDHAT
Published: 11/6/2018
Last Modified: 11/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2018-14667

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