Information disclosure in Liferay Portal

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU67562

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38512

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the Translation module does not check permissions before allowing a user to export a web content for translation. A remote attacker can download a web content page's XLIFF translation file via crafted URL.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.4.3.12 ga12 - 7.4.3.36 ga36

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.12:ga12:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.13:ga13:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.14:ga14:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.14:ga15:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.15:ga15:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.16:ga16:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.17:ga17:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.18:ga18:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.19:ga19:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.20:ga20:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://liferay.com
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/cve-2022-38512

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.