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ID:5049 - Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Liferay Enterprise Portal - CVE-2020-7961
ID:5049 - Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Liferay Enterprise Portal - CVE-2020-7961
Published: January 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49689
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7961
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the JSON web services (JSONWS). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.