SB2024022008 - Improper access control in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP
Published: February 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024022008
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25149)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application does not properly restrict membership of a child site when the "Limit membership to members of the parent site" option is enabled. A remote user can add users who are not a member of the parent site to a child site.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.