CVE-2020-13445

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution

8.8 HighFix available

In Liferay Portal 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 6, the template API does not restrict user access to sensitive objects, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted FreeMarker and Velocity templates.

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: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.69%Up 1.9 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-13445
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-74, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-13445
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-5698 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-5698
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v377-8f8f-532h 8.8

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution

Record: GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-74
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-13445
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-v377-8f8f-532h 8.8

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution

Record: GHSA-v377-8f8f-532h
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-74
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

liferay portal

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	before 7.3.2	7.3.2
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.0.0 up to 7.0.10.fp92	7.0.10.fp92
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp18	7.1.10.fp18
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp6	7.2.10.fp6
`com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` Maven	before 7.3.2, plus listed versions 7.0.67.0.6-17.0.6-27.1.07.1.1 Show 10 moreShow less 7.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.07.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-1	7.3.2
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	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 less 7.0.10.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.bom` Maven	7.1.0 up to 7.1.10.fp18, plus listed versions 7.1.107.1.10.fp17.1.10.fp107.1.10.fp117.1.10.fp12 Show 13 moreShow less 7.1.10.fp137.1.10.fp147.1.10.fp157.1.10.fp167.1.10.fp177.1.10.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.fp18
`com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` Maven	7.2.0 up to 7.2.10.fp6, plus listed versions 7.2.17.2.107.2.10.fp17.2.10.fp1-17.2.10.fp27.2.10.fp37.2.10.fp47.2.10.fp5	7.2.10.fp6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-13445 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 3.69%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.3.2.