CVE-2020-7961

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-7961
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-03-20 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-01-30 02:31:00 UTC
DescriptionDeserialization 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).

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.997660000 probability, percentile 0.999560000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-502

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorLiferay
ProductLiferay Portal
NameLiferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7961

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Liferay Liferay Portal All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Known Vulnerabilities MISC portal.liferay.dev Vendor Advisory
Liferay Portal Java Unmarshalling Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
FreakOut – Leveraging Newest Vulnerabilities for creating a Botnet - Check Point Research MISC research.checkpoint.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Liferay Portal Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CST-7205 Unauthenticated Remote code execution via JSONWS CONFIRM portal.liferay.dev Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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