CVE-2019-16891 in the critical feed json
Liferay Portal Allows RCE via Deserialization of a JSON Payload
published 2019-10-04 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-372h-p48h-xw8q , EUVD-2019-7390
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 44.7%
- EPSS 44.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Liferay Portal CE 6.2.5 allows remote command execution because of deserialization of a JSON payload.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.1.1
Exploit prediction
44.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjMEfQW3bf0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- sec.vnpt.vn https://sec.vnpt.vn/2019/09/liferay-deserialization-json-deserialization-part-4/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- dappsec.substack.com https://dappsec.substack.com/p/an-advisory-for-cve-2019-16891-from referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | <7.1.1 |
7.1.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
youtube.com
/watch?v=DjMEfQW3bf0
web, exploit
-
sec.vnpt.vn
/2019/09/liferay-deserialization-json-deserialization-part-4/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
dappsec.substack.com
/p/an-advisory-for-cve-2019-16891-from
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
liferay.com
/downloads-community
web, product, release-notes
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16891
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cst-7111
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-16891
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-372h-p48h-xw8q
- NVD CVE-2019-16891
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