SB2018101802 - Remote code execution in Red Hat JBoss RichFaces
Published: October 18, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101802
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12533)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in Red Hat JBoss RichFaces due to the affected software allows injection of arbitrary Expression Language (EL) expressions. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the org.richfaces.renderkit.html.Paint2DResource$ImageData object (RF-14310) to pass malicious resource data and execute arbitrary Java code.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.