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CVE-2011-1502

Liferay Portal Community Edition (CE) 6.x before 6.0.6 GA, when Apache Tomcat is used, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Severity
Medium 4.0
Published
7 May 2011
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 79% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 13 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure (CWE-200)
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Liferay Portal / DXPServers and applications · cpe:a:liferay:liferay_portal
  • From 6.0.0 up to 6.0.5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1502
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1502