Liferay Portal CE 7.1.2 GA3 [command].execute os command injection ⚔ [Disputed]
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Liferay Portal CE 7.1.2 GA3. This issue affects the function [command].execute. This manipulation causes os command injection.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-11444. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Liferay Portal CE 7.1.2 GA3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function [command].execute. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 03/11/2019. The weakness was released 04/22/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-11444 since 04/21/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Type
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Os command injectionCWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
03/11/2019 🔍04/21/2019 🔍
04/22/2019 🔍
04/23/2019 🔍
07/28/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: dev.liferay.comStatus: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2019-11444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-11444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133951
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 04/23/2019 08:57Updated: 07/28/2025 08:21
Changes: 04/23/2019 08:57 (52), 06/01/2020 11:28 (1), 09/06/2023 13:51 (4), 08/05/2024 02:02 (31), 07/28/2025 08:21 (10)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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