`CVE-2013-2165` JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

Affected software	JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Severity	7.5 High CVSS 2.0
Fixed in	`3.3.3`, `4.3.2`
Weakness	CWE-264
Published	23 Jul 2013
Updated	16 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

Exploited

Real-world exploitation reported by VulnCheck KEV. CISA has not confirmed it.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. 1 citation · 1 exploit · earliest 2026-11-08.
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 13% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2013-2165 in VulnCheck (free account).

Evidence	Source	Detail	Date
Reported exploitation	malbearlabs.com	/posts/operation-snowball-inside-an-autonomous-ai-intrusion-campaign	2026-11-08
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 47b0e709f5e8	Exploit type: initial-access	2021-11-08

Evidence

Source

Detail

Date

Reported exploitation

malbearlabs.com

/posts/operation-snowball-inside-an-autonomous-ai-intrusion-campaign

2026-11-08

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 47b0e709f5e8

Exploit type: initial-access

2021-11-08

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full Deserialization, Process
Action available security rule
Review automated Inferred
Record active

Decided by	A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding	Protected by Waratek's ARMR deserialization security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's description identifies a deserialization vulnerability. Matched by description (CWE-264 was assigned, but does not settle the class on its own).
Candidate fix	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=973570 : a Red Hat bug: the triage, which links onward to the fix

Decided by

A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

Finding

Protected by Waratek's ARMR deserialization security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's description identifies a deserialization vulnerability. Matched by description (CWE-264 was assigned, but does not settle the class on its own).

Candidate fix

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=973570 : a Red Hat bug: the triage, which links onward to the fix

How to mitigate CVE-2013-2165

Upgrade JBoss Enterprise Application Platform to a release that fixes it: 3.3.3 or 4.3.2. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its deserialization and process rules. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.richfaces:richfaces 3.1.0 3.3.3 unbounded

org.richfaces:richfaces 4.0.0 4.3.2 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.richfaces:richfaces`	3.1.0	`3.3.3`	unbounded
`org.richfaces:richfaces`	4.0.0	`4.3.2`	unbounded

Products and versions

9 products, 101 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
osv	org.richfaces	richfaces	generic	≥ 3.1.0 and ＜ 3.3.3 · ≥ 4.0.0 and ＜ 4.3.2
nvd	redhat	jboss enterprise application platform	generic	4.3.0 · 4.3.0:cp10 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.1.2 · 5.2.0
nvd	redhat	jboss enterprise brms platform	generic	5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.0.2 · 5.1.0 · 5.2.0 · 5.3.0 · 5.3.1
nvd	redhat	jboss enterprise portal platform	generic	4.3.0:cp03 · 4.3.0:cp04 · 4.3.0:cp05 · 4.3.0:cp06 · 4.3.0:cp07 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.2.0 · 5.2.1 · 5.2.2
nvd	redhat	jboss enterprise soa platform	generic	4.2.0 · 4.2.0:cp01 · 4.2.0:cp02 · 4.2.0:tp02 · 4.2.0:cp03 · 4.2.0:cp04 · 4.2.0:cp05 · 4.3.0 · 4.3.0:cp01 · 4.3.0:cp02 · 4.3.0:cp03 · 4.3.0:cp04 · 4.3.0:cp05 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.0.2 · 5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.2.0 · 5.3.0 · 5.3.1
nvd	redhat	jboss enterprise web platform	generic	5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.1.2 · 5.2.0
nvd	redhat	jboss operations network	generic	1.0.0 · 2.0.0 · 2.0.1 · 2.1.0 · 2.2 · 2.3 · 2.3.1 · 2.4 · 2.4.1 · 2.4.2 · 3.0 · 3.0.1 · 3.1 · 3.1.1 · 3.1.2
nvd	redhat	jboss web framework kit	generic	1.0.0 · 1.1.0 · 1.2.0 · 2.0.0 · 2.1.0 · ≤ 2.2.0
nvd	redhat	richfaces	generic	3.1.0 · 3.1.1 · 3.1.2 · 3.1.3 · 3.1.4 · 3.1.5 · 3.1.6 · 3.2.0 · 3.2.0:sr1 · 3.2.1 · 3.2.2 · 3.3.0 · 3.3.1 · 3.3.2 · 3.3.2:sr1 · 3.3.3 · 4.0.0 · 4.1.0 · 4.2.0 · 4.2.1 · 4.2.2 · 4.2.3 · 4.3.0 · 4.3.1 · 4.5.0:alpha1 · 5.0.0:alpha1

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

osv

org.richfaces

richfaces

generic

≥ 3.1.0 and ＜ 3.3.3 · ≥ 4.0.0 and ＜ 4.3.2

nvd

redhat

jboss enterprise application platform

generic

4.3.0 · 4.3.0:cp10 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.1.2 · 5.2.0

nvd

redhat

jboss enterprise brms platform

generic

5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.0.2 · 5.1.0 · 5.2.0 · 5.3.0 · 5.3.1

nvd

redhat

jboss enterprise portal platform

generic

4.3.0:cp03 · 4.3.0:cp04 · 4.3.0:cp05 · 4.3.0:cp06 · 4.3.0:cp07 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.2.0 · 5.2.1 · 5.2.2

nvd

redhat

jboss enterprise soa platform

generic

4.2.0 · 4.2.0:cp01 · 4.2.0:cp02 · 4.2.0:tp02 · 4.2.0:cp03 · 4.2.0:cp04 · 4.2.0:cp05 · 4.3.0 · 4.3.0:cp01 · 4.3.0:cp02 · 4.3.0:cp03 · 4.3.0:cp04 · 4.3.0:cp05 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.0.2 · 5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.2.0 · 5.3.0 · 5.3.1

nvd

redhat

jboss enterprise web platform

generic

5.1.0 · 5.1.1 · 5.1.2 · 5.2.0

nvd

redhat

jboss operations network

generic

1.0.0 · 2.0.0 · 2.0.1 · 2.1.0 · 2.2 · 2.3 · 2.3.1 · 2.4 · 2.4.1 · 2.4.2 · 3.0 · 3.0.1 · 3.1 · 3.1.1 · 3.1.2

nvd

redhat

jboss web framework kit

generic

1.0.0 · 1.1.0 · 1.2.0 · 2.0.0 · 2.1.0 · ≤ 2.2.0

nvd

redhat

richfaces

generic

3.1.0 · 3.1.1 · 3.1.2 · 3.1.3 · 3.1.4 · 3.1.5 · 3.1.6 · 3.2.0 · 3.2.0:sr1 · 3.2.1 · 3.2.2 · 3.3.0 · 3.3.1 · 3.3.2 · 3.3.2:sr1 · 3.3.3 · 4.0.0 · 4.1.0 · 4.2.0 · 4.2.1 · 4.2.2 · 4.2.3 · 4.3.0 · 4.3.1 · 4.5.0:alpha1 · 5.0.0:alpha1

References

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=973570	bugzilla
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2165	WEB
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38787103/index.html	WEB
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2013-000072	WEB
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156663/Richsploit-RichFaces-Exploitation-Toolkit.html	WEB
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/21	WEB
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1041.html	Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1042.html	Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1043.html	Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1044.html	Vendor Advisory

URL

Timeline

Published	2013-07-23	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-16	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence	2026-11-08	Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

Published

2013-07-23

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-16

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence

2026-11-08

Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.richfaces:richfaces

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint matched Mitigation candidate References include candidate fix URL (bugzilla tier): https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=973570

18 open-source-maven skipped The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match decided it matched Protected by Waratek Description mentions "deserialization" — mitigable by an ARMR deserialization security rule (CWE-264 does not settle the class on its own).

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold skipped Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published skipped Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

redhat jboss_enterprise_brms_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_brms_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

redhat jboss_enterprise_portal_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:4.3.0:cp03:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

redhat jboss_enterprise_soa_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_soa_platform:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

redhat jboss_enterprise_web_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

redhat jboss_operations_network tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_operations_network:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

redhat jboss_web_framework_kit not tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_web_framework_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

redhat richfaces not tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:richfaces:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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