Multiple vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal

Published: 2024-10-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-26271 CVE-2024-38002
CWE-ID	CWE-352 CWE-862
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Liferay Enterprise Portal Web applications / CMS Liferay DXP Web applications / CMS
Vendor	Liferay

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU99284

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26271

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the My Account widget. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website and change user passwords, shut down the server, execute arbitrary code in the scripting console, and perform other administrative actions via the _com_liferay_my_account_web_portlet_MyAccountPortlet_backURL parameter..

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.4.3.75 ga75 - 7.4.3.111 ga111

Liferay DXP: before 2024.Q1.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.111:ga111:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2024-26271

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Missing Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU99281

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38002

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.