Open redirect in Liferay Enterprise Portal and Liferay DXP - CVE-2024-25609
Published: February 22, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86729
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25609
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in the HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect within the "redirect" and "FORWARD_URL" parameters. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay DXP
Liferay DXP
How to mitigate CVE-2024-25609
Install updates from vendor's website.
Liferay Enterprise Portal - update to 7.4.3.13 ga13
Liferay DXP - addressed in versions 7.2 fix pack 19, 7.3 update 4, 7.4 update 9
Liferay DXP - addressed in versions 7.2 fix pack 19, 7.3 update 4, 7.4 update 9