Improper access control in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU86263

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25148

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the "doAsUserId" URL parameter. A remote user can impersonate a user after accessing the linked content.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.2.0 - 7.4.1

Liferay DXP: before 7.2 fix pack 15

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.0_ga1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.1_ga2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.2_ga3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.3_ga4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.4_ga5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.5_ga6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.6:ga7:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.7:ga8:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25148

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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