GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92

GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.omnifaces:omnifaces (maven), affecting versions < 1.14.3. It is fixed in 1.14.3, 2.7.33, 3.14.23, 4.7.12, 5.4.2.

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Summary

OmniFaces: Forged combined-resource IDs and related output/push boundaries

1. Forged combined-resource IDs

CombinedResourceInfo accepts a path-derived ID without an authenticity check,
inflates it without an output limit, converts it to attacker-selected resource
identifiers, and retains unique IDs in an unbounded static cache. In bounded
tests, 20,754 encoded bytes inflated to 16,000,000 characters (about 770:1;
about 49 MB observed heap delta), and 200 unique IDs added 200 permanent cache
entries. A legitimately shaped short ID remained about 1:1, while malformed
input was rejected; the missing distinction is between a server-issued ID and
an attacker-minted but structurally valid ID.

The minimal application also confirmed three sink tails from the same forged-ID
root:

  • A wildcard CDN mapping performed a server-side fetch and relayed the exact
    loopback-canary body. This requires the documented combined-resource and
    wildcard-CDN configuration.
  • A forged inner .xhtml resource bypassed the excluded-resource boundary and
    returned its raw content.
  • A forged omnifaces.graphic inner resource plus a canary Host header caused
    an outbound GET to that host. This result is blind and deployment-dependent;
    I am not claiming arbitrary-scheme or arbitrary-destination SSRF.

These behaviors reproduce after the fix for CVE-2026-41883 /
GHSA-vp6r-9m58-5xv8. That advisory concerned EL evaluation order in the wildcard
CDN path. This report has a different root: unsigned combined IDs and missing
decode/cache bounds, with separately demonstrated residual sink behavior.

2. Source-map cache

With the documented optional source-map handler above a synthetic resource
handler, 40 unique missing combined-resource requests grew the process-wide
source-map cache from 13 to 92 entries. It has no size or eviction bound. This
has a separate cache, configuration prerequisite, and fix from family 1.

3. HashParam callback output

A URL-fragment value containing a single-quote JavaScript payload was stored by
o:hashParam and later written unescaped into the Ajax callback script. On the
follow-up Ajax render, real Chrome executed the canary
window.__omniXss=1337. This requires a page using o:hashParam and the
follow-up Ajax render.

4. Session/view push-channel replay

A fresh WebSocket client with no HTTP cookie connected using a victim's
session-scoped channel ID and received the victim's subsequent push. The code
checks application-wide ID existence but does not bind the handshake to the
current HTTP session, despite the documented current-session guarantee. The
UUID remains an unguessable bearer-token prerequisite; this is replay after
token exposure, not brute force.

5. Push idle-connection and fanout behavior

Twelve independent clients joined one application-scoped channel and all 12
received the same push. Current code sets every accepted session's maximum idle
timeout to zero, retains sessions in an unbounded per-channel queue, and walks
the full queue on each push. I am reporting the demonstrated mechanism as a
bounded design weakness: container connection limits remain an outer bound,
and I am not claiming unbounded heap growth from the 12-client test.

Intentionally excluded leads

  • A duplicate-Range response-amplification lead was disproved. Twenty-four
    ranges produced only one response body because the stream wrapper closes
    after the first range. I am not reporting it as a security issue.
  • The older Servlets.facesRedirect XML issue is fixed on the current branch.
    I am not reporting it as a new current-upstream issue.

Expected invariants

  • Only server-issued combined IDs should be accepted; decoding and caches
    should be bounded; excluded resources and dynamic handlers should not become
    attacker-selected inner resources.
  • Dynamic URLs should not derive an outbound destination from an untrusted
    Host header.
  • Source-map lookups should not create unbounded process-lifetime state.
  • HashParam values must be escaped for a JavaScript string inside an XML
    CDATA callback.
  • Session/view push subscriptions should be bound to the owning HTTP session or
    authenticated principal; idle limits and per-channel caps should remain
    operator-controllable.

Suggested fixes and available evidence

  • Authenticate generated combined IDs with a per-deployment secret, cap
    inflated output, bound the combined cache, and avoid caching failed loads.
  • Require an existing/registered inner resource before wildcard remapping and
    reject excluded resource types at serve time.
  • Derive dynamic-resource origins from trusted configuration rather than the
    request Host value.
  • Bound or evict the source-map cache.
  • Apply JavaScript-string plus CDATA-safe encoding to HashParam callback
    values.
  • Capture and verify HTTP-session or principal ownership during the WebSocket
    handshake; retain a finite idle timeout and configurable per-channel limits.

Daniel Birtwhistle

Impact

Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.

GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (1.14.3, 2.7.33, 3.14.23, 4.7.12, 5.4.2); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Affected versions

org.omnifaces:omnifaces (< 1.14.3) org.omnifaces:omnifaces (>= 2.0.0, < 2.7.33) org.omnifaces:omnifaces (>= 3.0.0, < 3.14.23) org.omnifaces:omnifaces (>= 4.0.0, < 4.7.12) org.omnifaces:omnifaces (>= 5.0.0, < 5.4.2)

Security releases

org.omnifaces:omnifaces → 1.14.3 (maven) org.omnifaces:omnifaces → 2.7.33 (maven) org.omnifaces:omnifaces → 3.14.23 (maven) org.omnifaces:omnifaces → 4.7.12 (maven) org.omnifaces:omnifaces → 5.4.2 (maven)

Kodem intelligence

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Remediation advice

Upgrade the following packages to resolve this vulnerability:

org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 1.14.3 or later; org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 2.7.33 or later; org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 3.14.23 or later; org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 4.7.12 or later; org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 5.4.2 or later

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92? GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.omnifaces:omnifaces (maven), affecting versions < 1.14.3. It is fixed in 1.14.3, 2.7.33, 3.14.23, 4.7.12, 5.4.2. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
  2. How severe is GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92? GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
  3. Which versions of org.omnifaces:omnifaces are affected by GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92? org.omnifaces:omnifaces (maven) versions < 1.14.3 is affected.
  4. Is there a fix for GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92? Yes. GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 is fixed in 1.14.3, 2.7.33, 3.14.23, 4.7.12, 5.4.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
  5. Is GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
  6. What actually determines whether GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
  7. How do I fix GHSA-FP43-VJ7G-PG92?
    • Upgrade org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 1.14.3 or later
    • Upgrade org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 2.7.33 or later
    • Upgrade org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 3.14.23 or later
    • Upgrade org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 4.7.12 or later
    • Upgrade org.omnifaces:omnifaces to 5.4.2 or later

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