#VU13840 OS command injection in Liferay Enterprise Portal
Published: July 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13840
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Software vendor:
Liferay
Liferay
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute shell commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to OS command injection in SendmailHook when processing of the user’s input data. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.
The weakness exists due to OS command injection in SendmailHook when processing of the user’s input data. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 7.1 or later.