CVE-2020-15842: High severity liferay 7.4 ga vulnerability

Published Jul 20, 2020
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Updated

Liferay Portal before 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 90, 7.1 before fix pack 17, and 7.2 before fix pack 5, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized payloads, because of insecure deserialization.

Affected Software

153 affected componentsFixes available
Liferay DXP=7.0
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_13
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_14
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_24
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_25
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_26
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_27
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_28
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_3\+
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_30
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_33
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_35
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_36
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_39
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_40
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_41
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_42
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_43
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_44
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_45
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_46
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_47
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_48
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_49
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_50
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_51
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_52
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_53
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_54
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_56
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_57
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_58
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_59
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_60
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_61
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_64
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_65
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_66
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_67
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_68
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_69
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_70
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_71
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_72
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_73
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_75
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_76
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_78
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_79
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_80
Liferay DXP=7.0-fix_pack_81
Liferay DXP=7.1
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_1
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_10
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_11
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_12
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_13
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_14
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_15
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_16
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_2
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_3
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_4
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_5
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_6
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_7
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_8
Liferay DXP=7.1-fix_pack_9
Liferay DXP=7.2
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_1
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_2
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_3
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_4
Liferay DXP=7.2-fix_pack_5
Liferay Liferay Portal<7.3.0
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_13
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_14
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_24
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_25
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_26
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_27
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_28
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_30
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_33
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_35
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_36
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_39
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_40
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_41
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_42
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_43
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_44
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_45
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_46
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_47
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_48
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_49
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_50
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_51
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_52
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_53
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_54
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_56
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_57
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_58
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_59
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_60
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_61
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_64
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_65
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_66
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_67
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_68
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_69
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_70
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_71
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_72
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_73
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_75
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_76
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_78
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_79
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_80
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0-fix_pack_81
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_10
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_11
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_12
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_13
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_14
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_15
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_16
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_5
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_7
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_8
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1-fix_pack_9
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_5
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=7.2.0<7.2.10.fp5
7.2.10.fp5
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=7.1.0<7.1.10.fp17
7.1.10.fp17
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=7.0.0<7.0.10.fp90
7.0.10.fp90
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom<7.3.0
7.3.0

Event History

Jul 20, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:06 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:06 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:23 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15842?

CVE-2020-15842 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for unauthorized code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-15842?

To fix CVE-2020-15842, upgrade to Liferay Portal version 7.3.0 or later, or apply the necessary fix packs for Liferay DXP 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2020-15842?

CVE-2020-15842 affects Liferay Portal versions prior to 7.3.0 and Liferay DXP versions before their respective fix packs.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2020-15842 enable?

CVE-2020-15842 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code through insecure deserialization.

5

What are the impacted versions for CVE-2020-15842?

CVE-2020-15842 impacts Liferay Portal before 7.3.0 and Liferay DXP versions 7.0 before fix pack 90, 7.1 before fix pack 17, and 7.2 before fix pack 5.

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