CVE-2019-11444 Command injection in n/a
Administrators can execute OS commands via the Groovy script console, though the vendor disputes this as a vulnerability since it is an intended feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11444?
CVE-2019-11444 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 22 Apr 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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. NOTE: The developer disputes this as a vulnerability since it is a feature for administrators to run groovy scripts and therefore not a design flaw
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11444?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11444?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-11444 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11444 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3qm-pp82-wpc7.