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
CVE-2019-11444
Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.2
- EG Score
- 7.2(medium)
- EG Risk
- 53(Track)EG Risk 53/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity72% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 95.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 22, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- cve@mitrehttps://dev.liferay.com/discover/portal/-/knowledge_base/7-1/running-scripts-from-the-script-console
- cve@mitrehttps://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Liferay-CE-Portal-Tomcat-7-1-2-ga3-Groovy-Console-Remote-Command-Execution-Metasploit.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46525
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://dev.liferay.com/discover/portal/-/knowledge_base/7-1/running-scripts-from-the-script-console
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Liferay-CE-Portal-Tomcat-7-1-2-ga3-Groovy-Console-Remote-Command-Execution-Metasploit.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46525
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-46525First seen Mar 11, 2019
Liferay CE Portal < 7.1.2 ga3 - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)
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