Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
CVE-2018-12533
Summary
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.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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CWE-917 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
The software constructs all or part of an expression language (EL) statement in a framework such as a Java Server Page (JSP) using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended EL statement before it is executed.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published