Is CVE-2020-7961 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-7961 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-07.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7961?

CVE-2020-7961 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-7961?

Patch guidance is available from liferay security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-7961.

Which products are affected by CVE-2020-7961?

1 product: liferay liferay portal.

Fix CVE-2020-7961 - CRITICAL liferay liferay portal

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Liferay Portal prior to 7.2.1 CE GA2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JSON web services (JSONWS).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIFERAY
Published: 3/20/2020
Last Modified: 11/7/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2020-7961

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