Improper access control in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-25149 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-284 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Liferay Enterprise Portal Web applications / CMS Liferay DXP Web applications / CMS |
| Vendor | Liferay |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper access control
EUVDB-ID: #VU86597
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25149
CWE-ID:
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLiferay Enterprise Portal: 7.0 CE GA5 - 7.4.1
Liferay DXP: 7.2 - 7.3 update 32
External linksQ & 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.
