Is CVE-2018-14667 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2018-14667 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on September 28, 2023.

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

CVE-2018-14667 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2018-14667

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 74.2%EU EUVD: exploited

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 74.2% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added September 28, 2023
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-4307)
Published: November 6, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on September 28, 2023; federal remediation due October 19, 2023.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-4307 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / richfaces

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1387 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156663/Richsploit-RichFaces-Exploitation-Toolkit.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042037(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3517(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3518(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3519(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3581(Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14667(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-14667(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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