Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU86263

Improper access control in Liferay Enterprise Portal and Liferay DXP - CVE-2024-25148

Published: February 8, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86263

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25148

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 improper access restrictions in the "doAsUserId" URL parameter. A remote user can impersonate a user after accessing the linked content.

Affected software

Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay DXP

How to mitigate CVE-2024-25148

Install updates from vendor's website.

Liferay Enterprise Portal - update to 7.4.2 ga3
Liferay DXP - addressed in versions 7.2 fix pack 15, 7.3 service pack 3

External References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25148

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