# CVE-2010-5327: Shell command injection in Liferay Portal

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands in Liferay Portal by injecting malicious code into Velocity templates.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97gm-mcv6-cphm

## What is CVE-2010-5327?

CVE-2010-5327 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 13 Jan 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Liferay Portal through 6.2.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted Velocity template.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5327?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:portal-impl and com.liferay.portal:portal-service. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.liferay.portal:portal-impl` | Maven | All versions | 6.2.11 |
| `com.liferay.portal:portal-impl` | Maven | All versions | 6.2.11 |
| `com.liferay.portal:portal-service` | Maven | All versions | 6.2.11 |
| `com.liferay.portal:portal-service` | Maven | All versions | 6.2.11 |

Products: Liferay Liferay Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-5327?

Upgrade com.liferay.portal:portal-impl to 6.2.11 or later.

## Is CVE-2010-5327 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Liferay Portal

- [CVE-2020-7961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7961/): Liferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-33990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33990/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16891/): Liferay Portal Allows RCE via Deserialization of a JSON Payload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47797/): Liferay Portal XSS with `p_l_back_url_title` on edit content page (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2020-13445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13445/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-5327 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-5327 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 13 Jan 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.11
- com.liferay.portal:portal-impl (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.11
- com.liferay.portal:portal-service (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.11
- com.liferay.portal:portal-service (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.11

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5327/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5327/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5327
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5327
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-5327

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5327/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.