Improper input validation in Liferay Enterprise Portal - #VU8548

 

Improper input validation in Liferay Enterprise Portal - #VU8548

Published: September 21, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8548
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Liferay
Affected software:
Liferay Enterprise Portal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization when creating or editing Wiki pages. A remote authenticated attacker with permissions to create or edit a Wiki page can cause a denial of service (DoS) in the portal via crafted form parameters.


Remediation


Sources