CVE-2019-16891

Public Exploit

Description

Liferay Portal CE 6.2.5 allows remote command execution because of deserialization of a JSON payload.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 83.83% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory substack.com Third-Party Advisory vnpt.vn
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.liferay.com/downloads-community product release notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjMEfQW3bf0 exploit
https://sec.vnpt.vn/2019/09/liferay-deserialization-json-deserialization-part-4/ third party advisory exploit
https://dappsec.substack.com/p/an-advisory-for-cve-2019-16891-from third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16891?
CVE-2019-16891 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16891?
To fix CVE-2019-16891, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16891 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-16891 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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