# CVE-2018-12532: RichFaces vulnerable to Expression Language Injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-12532-richfaces-vulnerable-to-expression-language-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-12532 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

RichFaces vulnerable to Expression Language Injection

Technologies: [org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-richfaces-richfaces-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-12532 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-12532 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-12532?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.5.3.Final,last_affected=4.5.17.Final.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-12532?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-12532?** Check whether you run org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- org.richfaces:richfaces-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.5.3.Final,last_affected=4.5.17.Final

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-12532
- GHSA-3hx6-fqpj-xfjr

## Related threats

- [Arbitrary code execution in Richfaces](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-12533-arbitrary-code-execution-in-richfaces)
- [Richfaces vulnerable to arbitrary code execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-14667-red-hat-jboss-richfaces-framework-expression-language-injection)