CVE-2020-13444
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Sanitize API Data
Liferay Portal 7.x 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 5 does not sanitize the information returned by the DDMDataProvider API, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the password to REST Data Providers.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
Liferay Portal 7.x 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 5 does not sanitize the information returned by the DDMDataProvider API, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the password to REST Data Providers.
- Record
CVE-2020-13444- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Liferay Portal 7.x 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 5 does not sanitize the information returned by the DDMDataProvider API, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the password to REST Data Providers.
- Record
CVE-2020-13444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5697 No score
Liferay Portal 7.x 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 5 does not sanitize the information returned by the DDMDataProvider API, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the password to REST Data Providers.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5697- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j5r-9687-88w5
6.5
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Sanitize API Data
Liferay Portal 7.x before 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 92, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, does not sanitize the information returned by the DDMDataProvider API, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the password to REST Data Providers.
- Record
GHSA-8j5r-9687-88w5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
Liferay Portal 7.x 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 5 does not sanitize the information returned by the DDMDataProvider API, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the password to REST Data Providers.
- Record
CVE-2020-13444- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8j5r-9687-88w5
6.5
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Fails to Sanitize API Data
Liferay Portal 7.x before 7.3.2, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 92, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, does not sanitize the information returned by the DDMDataProvider API, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the password to REST Data Providers.
- Record
GHSA-8j5r-9687-88w5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.0.0 up to 7.3.2 | 7.3.2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.0.0 up to 7.0.10.fp92 | 7.0.10.fp92 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp19 | 7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp7 | 7.2.10.fp7 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven |
7.0.0 up to 7.3.2, plus listed versions 7.0.67.0.6-17.0.6-27.1.07.1.1 Show 10 moreShow less7.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.07.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-1 |
7.3.2 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.0.0 up to 7.0.10.fp92, plus listed versions 7.0.10.fp607.0.10.fp617.0.10.fp627.0.10.fp637.0.10.fp64 Show 30 moreShow less7.0.10.fp657.0.10.fp667.0.10.fp677.0.10.fp687.0.10.fp697.0.10.fp707.0.10.fp717.0.10.fp727.0.10.fp737.0.10.fp747.0.10.fp757.0.10.fp767.0.10.fp777.0.10.fp787.0.10.fp797.0.10.fp807.0.10.fp817.0.10.fp827.0.10.fp837.0.10.fp847.0.10.fp857.0.10.fp85-17.0.10.fp867.0.10.fp86-17.0.10.fp877.0.10.fp87-17.0.10.fp887.0.10.fp897.0.10.fp907.0.10.fp91 |
7.0.10.fp92 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp19, plus listed versions 7.1.107.1.10.fp17.1.10.fp107.1.10.fp117.1.10.fp12 Show 14 moreShow less7.1.10.fp137.1.10.fp147.1.10.fp157.1.10.fp167.1.10.fp177.1.10.fp187.1.10.fp27.1.10.fp37.1.10.fp47.1.10.fp57.1.10.fp67.1.10.fp77.1.10.fp87.1.10.fp9 |
7.1.10.fp19 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven |
7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp7, plus listed versions 7.2.17.2.107.2.10.fp17.2.10.fp1-17.2.10.fp2 Show 4 moreShow less7.2.10.fp37.2.10.fp47.2.10.fp57.2.10.fp6 |
7.2.10.fp7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13444 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Liferay Portal, published June 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.2.