CVE-2019-11444
An attacker can use Liferay's Groovy script console to execute OS commands.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.59% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 11 March 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- liferay/liferay portal
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 10.0% on 21 September 2026 to 12.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://dev.liferay.com/discover/portal/-/knowledge_base/7-1/running-scripts-from-the-script-console
- https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Liferay-CE-Portal-Tomcat-7-1-2-ga3-Groovy-Console-Remote-Command-Execution-Metasploit.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46525Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://dev.liferay.com/discover/portal/-/knowledge_base/7-1/running-scripts-from-the-script-console
- https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Liferay-CE-Portal-Tomcat-7-1-2-ga3-Groovy-Console-Remote-Command-Execution-Metasploit.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46525Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.