RCE in Liferay Portal
CVE-2019-11444
An issue was discovered in Liferay Portal CE 7.1.2 GA3. An attacker can use Liferay's Groovy script console to execute OS commands. Commands can be executed via a [command].execute() call, as demonstrated by "def cmd =" in the ServerAdminPortlet_script value to group/control_panel/manage. Valid credentials for an application administrator user account are required. NOTE: The developer disputes this as a vulnerability since it is a feature for administrators to run groovy scripts and therefore not a design flaw
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.126 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.126 · newest: 0.126 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46525 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- pentest.com.tr/exploits/Liferay-CE-Portal-Tomcat-7-1-2-ga3-Groovy-Console-Remot… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- dev.liferay.com/discover/portal/-/knowledge_base/7-1/running-scripts-from-the-s…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11444?
- CVE-2019-11444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Portal, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11444?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.