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
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-11444 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 37.46%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46525 | exploit_db | edb | 2019-03-11 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-10 | 40.40% | 37.46% | -2.93% |
| 2 | 2026-03-23 | 44.27% | 40.40% | -3.88% |
| 3 | 2026-02-05 | — | 44.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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1.2 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| liferay | liferay_portal | 7.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.1.2:ga3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| 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.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46525 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |