Improper access control in Liferay Enterprise Portal and Liferay DXP - CVE-2023-33949

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Improper access control in Liferay Enterprise Portal and Liferay DXP - CVE-2023-33949

Published: May 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76611
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33949
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the default configuration does not require users to verify their email address. A remote attacker can create accounts using fake email addresses or email addresses which they do not control.


Affected software

Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay DXP

How to mitigate CVE-2023-33949

Install updates from vendor's website.

Liferay Enterprise Portal - update to 7.3.1 ga2
Liferay DXP - update to 7.3 GA1

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