Denial of service in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-26265 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| 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) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU86717
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26265
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the image uploader module relies on a request parameter to limit the size of files that can be uploaded. A remote user can modify the "maxFileSize" parameter and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLiferay Enterprise Portal: 7.0 CE GA5 - 7.4.3.15 ga15
Liferay DXP: 7.0 - 7.4 update 10
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.
