CVE-2020-7961

CRITICALCISA KEV

9.8

Description

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).

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/20/2020

Last Modified11/7/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorLiferay

ProductLiferay Portal

Vulnerability NameLiferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-03

Remediation Due Date2022-05-03

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

liferay:liferay_portal

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502CWE-502

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities(cve@mitre.org)

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271(cve@mitre.org)

https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-7961(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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