HIGH

CVE-2019-11444

CVSS v3

7.2

HIGH

EPSS Score

44.3%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

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

Technical details

Published
4/22/2019
Exploit-DB
EDB-46525

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11444?

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

Is CVE-2019-11444 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-11444 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 44.3%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11444?

CVE-2019-11444 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity).

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