Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU99281

Missing Authorization in Liferay Enterprise Portal and Liferay DXP - CVE-2024-38002

Published: October 23, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU99281

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38002

CWE-ID: CWE-862

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing permissions check before updating a workflow definition. A remote user can modify workflow definitions and execute arbitrary code (RCE) via the headless API.

Affected software

Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay DXP

How to mitigate CVE-2024-38002

Install updates from vendor's website.

Liferay Enterprise Portal - update to 7.4.3.112 ga112
Liferay DXP - addressed in versions 2023.Q3.9, 2023.Q4.6, 2024.Q1.1

External References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2024-38002

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