Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-7961
Liferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data V - [Actively Exploited]
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).

INFO

Published Date :

March 20, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 30, 2021, 2:31 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Liferay Portal contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via JSON web services.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-7961 has a 91 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7961 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Liferay liferay_portal
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-7961.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271 Vendor Advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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0x4ymn/PENTESTING_BIBLE

None

Updated: 3 days, 18 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 15, 2024, 6:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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NMinhTrung/LIFERAY-CVE-2020-7961

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 26, 2024, 7:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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manrop2702/CVE-2020-7961

None

Updated: 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 14, 2024, 7:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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d4n-sec/d4n-sec.github.io

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.
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elinakrmova/awesome-web-security

None

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 30, 2024, 11:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.
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bakery312/Vulhub-Reproduce

None

Updated: 7 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2024, 10:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 161 different CVEs too.
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teamdArk5/Sword

WEB渗透的一些功能

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 23, 2024, 11:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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2lambda123/CVE-mitre

None

Python Shell C Makefile Assembly JavaScript C++ C# Ruby Rich Text Format

Updated: 6 months, 4 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2024, 8:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 144 different CVEs too.
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2lambda123/Windows10Exploits

None

PowerShell C# Python C++ Ruby Perl C Batchfile HTML JavaScript

Updated: 7 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2024, 8:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 98 different CVEs too.
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whoami-chmod777/Pentesting-Bible

None

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 9, 2023, 7:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.
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cwannett/Docs-resources

None

Go Shell HTML PHP

Updated: 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 1, 2023, 9:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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getdrive/PoC

PoC. Severity critical.

cve-2023-1671 cve-2023-27350 cve-2023-2868 cve-2023-3519 cve-2023-34960 exploit poc cve-2023-28121 cve-2023-28771 cve-2023-35885 cve-2023-38646 cve-2023-34124 citrix sonicwall cve-2023-4596 cve-2023-26469 cve-2023-23333 ivanti cve-2023-40044 cve-2023-22515

Shell Python Ruby PHP

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
67 stars 17 fork 17 watcher
Born at : Aug. 5, 2023, 11:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 38 different CVEs too.
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0xZipp0/BIBLE

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 3, 2023, 2:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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HimmelAward/Goby_POC

在公网收集的gobypoc+部分自己加的poc

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
96 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2023, 4:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 296 different CVEs too.
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apachecn-archive/Middleware-Vulnerability-detection

None

Python Shell C# Java PHP

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 3, 2023, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 59 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-7961 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7961 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/ No Types Assigned https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/freakout-leveraging-newest-vulnerabilities-for-creating-a-botnet/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158392/Liferay-Portal-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157254/Liferay-Portal-Java-Unmarshalling-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271 No Types Assigned https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.2.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7961 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-7961 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.41 }} -0.03%

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0.99947

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