CVE-2020-7961
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 99.9% · 100th pctCISA KEV · Exploited in the wild
2020-03-20•Updated 2025-10-21•KEV 2021-11-03
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Liferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7961
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).
Severity
CVSS 3.1 · CISA9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableyes
Technical impacttotal
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
5 LinksOther references
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/
Record Details
Published
2020-03-20
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
mitre
Credited to
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