In Liferay Portal before 7.3.2 and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 92, 7.1 before fix…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03686 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): 7.3.2com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): 7.0.10.fp92, 7.1.10.fp18, 7.2.10.fp6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) | before 7.3.2 | 7.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10.fp92 | 7.0.10.fp92 | Patch available | GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 7.1.0 to before 7.1.10.fp18 | 7.1.10.fp18 | Patch available | GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 7.2.0 to before 7.2.10.fp6 | 7.2.10.fp6 | Patch available | GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.3.2 Fixed in 7.3.2 Patch available GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10.fp92 Fixed in 7.0.10.fp92 Patch available GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.1.0 to before 7.1.10.fp18 Fixed in 7.1.10.fp18 Patch available GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.2.0 to before 7.2.10.fp6 Fixed in 7.2.10.fp6 Patch available GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1:ga1:*:*:community:*:*:* | 7.1 ga1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1:ga2:*:*:community:*:*:* | 7.1 ga2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1:ga3:*:*:community:*:*:* | 7.1 ga3 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1.1:ga2:*:*:community:*:*:* | 7.1.1 ga2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2:ga1:*:*:community:*:*:* | 7.2 ga1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3:ga1:*:*:community:*:*:* | 7.3 ga1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3:ga2:*:*:community:*:*:* | 7.3 ga2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1:ga1:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 7.1 ga1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1:ga2:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 7.1 ga2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1:ga3:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 7.1 ga3 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1.1:ga2:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 ga2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2:ga1:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 7.2 ga1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3:ga1:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 7.3 ga1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3:ga2:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 7.3 ga2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.3.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.10.fp92 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.1.10.fp18 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.2.10.fp6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13445
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h
References
Patch 2
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Sources
- CVE-2020-13445 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13445 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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