Intrusion PreventionLiferay.Portal.JSONWS.Insecure.Deserialization
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit an Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability in Liferay Portal.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of JSONWS requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to a vulnerable server. Successful exploitation can result in result in arbitrary code execution under the security context of the affected server.
Affected Products
Liferay Portal 7.2.0 and earlier
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/patching
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| ID | 48920 |
| Created | May 06, 2020 |
| Updated | Mar 20, 2025 |
| CVE ID | |
| Risk |
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| Known Exploited | Yes |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 94.4% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux, MacOS |
| Affected App | Other |
| Profile Type | Permission/Privilege/Access Control |