FKIE_CVE-2020-7961

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-03-20 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:25
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Liferay Portal prior to 7.2.1 CE GA2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JSON web services (JSONWS).
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilitiesBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilitiesBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-7961US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
liferay liferay_portal *
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  "cisaActionDue": "2022-05-03",
  "cisaExploitAdd": "2021-11-03",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Liferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability",
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      "value": "Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Liferay Portal prior to 7.2.1 CE GA2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JSON web services (JSONWS)."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una Deserializaci\u00f3n de Datos No Confiables en Liferay Portal versiones anteriores a 7.2.1 CE GA2, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario por medio de los servicios web JSON (JSONWS)."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:25:42.180",
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