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high 7.5

CVE-2013-2165 in the critical feed json

Remote code execution due to insecure deserialization

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-4344-frcp-j22q , EUVD-2022-2276

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.7%
EPSS 12.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ResourceBuilderImpl.java in the RichFaces 3.x through 5.x implementation in Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit before 2.3.0, Red Hat JBoss Web Platform through 5.2.0, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform through 4.3.0 CP10 and 5.x through 5.2.0, Red Hat JBoss BRMS through 5.3.1, Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform through 4.3.0 CP05 and 5.x through 5.3.1, Red Hat JBoss Portal through 4.3 CP07 and 5.x through 5.2.2, and Red Hat JBoss Operations Network through 2.4.2 and 3.x through 3.1.2 does not restrict the classes for which deserialization methods can be called, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.richfaces:richfaces 3.3.3, 4.3.2
  • jboss-seam2 jboss enterprise application platform 4.3.0 2.0.2.FP_SEC1-1.ep2.6.el4
  • jboss-seam2 jboss enterprise application platform 4.3.0 2.0.2.FP_SEC1-1.ep2.6.el5
  • richfaces jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5
  • richfaces jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6
  • richfaces-ui jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5
  • richfaces-ui jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6
  • richfaces-demo jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5
  • richfaces-demo jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1044RHSA-2013:1043RHSA-2013:1042

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-2165 updated cvss 7.5

RichFaces: Remote code execution due to insecure deserialization

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 RichFaces RichFaces Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 2 RichFaces RichFaces Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 RichFaces RichFaces Red Hat JBoss Portal 4 RichFaces RichFaces Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 RichFaces RichFaces Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 RichFaces RichFaces
    +1 more products
    Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 RichFaces RichFaces
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1045
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 AS jboss-seam2 2.0.2.FP_SEC1-1.ep2.6.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 ES jboss-seam2 2.0.2.FP_SEC1-1.ep2.6.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 5 Server jboss-seam2 2.0.2.FP_SEC1-1.ep2.6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1044
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS richfaces 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-root 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES richfaces 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-root 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server richfaces 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-root 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server richfaces 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-root 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1042
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 2.4 Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.1 Red Hat JBoss Portal 4.3 Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2 Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4.3
    +1 more products
    Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1045
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1041
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server richfaces 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-root 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-6.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server richfaces 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-root 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-3.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1043
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1045
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  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS richfaces 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-root 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES richfaces 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-ui 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-demo 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-root 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4, richfaces-framework 3.3.1-11.SP3_patch_01.ep5.el4
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

12.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.richfaces:richfaces
>=3.1.0, <3.3.3
>=4.0.0, <4.3.2
3.3.3
4.3.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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