Information disclosure in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU86687

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26270

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the Account Settings page. A remote user can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and steal a user's hashed password.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.4.3.76 ga76 - 7.4.3.99 ga99

Liferay DXP: 7.4 update 76 - 2023.Q3.4

External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-26270

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.