CVE-2020-13445
In Liferay Portal before 7.3.2 and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 92, 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 6, the template API does not restrict...
- Published
- Jun 10, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 14, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 89.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
In Liferay Portal before 7.3.2 and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 92, 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 6, the template API does not restrict user access to sensitive objects, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted FreeMarker and Velocity templates.
Sources
2- liferay-ga4-rce-researchResearch
Security research on Liferay CE 7.0.3 GA4: pre-auth RCE as root (CVE-2020-7961 class) reproduced end-to-end, plus 16 more findings — 8+ with no known CVE. Agentic loop-hunt: 25 generators, 22 judges, 9 live validators on Docker. Evidence trail + one-go checker included.
- MAL-001PoC
MAL-001: FreeMarker Server-Side Template Injection in Liferay Portal
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