XML External Entity injection in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU86692

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25606

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromsie the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote administrator can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and obtain sensitive information or consume system resources via the Java2WsddTask._format method.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.0 CE GA5 - 7.4.3.7 ga7

Liferay DXP: 7.0 - 7.4 update 1

External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25606

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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