RedHat: RHSA-2018-3518:01 Critical: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Summary
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a platform for Java
applications based on the JBoss Application Server.
This asynchronous patch is a security update for the RichFaces package in
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.
Security Fix(es):
* RichFaces: Expression Language injection via UserResource allows for
unauthenticated remote code execution (CVE-2018-14667)
See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3660371 for specific information
regarding this flaw.
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank Joao Filho Matos Figueiredo for reporting this
issue.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise
Application Platform installation and deployed applications.
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must
log in to download the update).
The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14667 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3660371 https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=appplatform&downloadType=securityPatches&version=5.2.0 https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_jboss_enterprise_application_platform/5/
Package List
Topic
An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise ApplicationPlatform 5.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Bugs Fixed
1639139 - CVE-2018-14667 RichFaces: Expression Language injection via UserResource allows for unauthenticated remote code execution
1640782 - Tracker bug for the EAP 5.2.0 release for RHEL-6.