Vulnerability identifier: #VU99284

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Web applications / CMS
Liferay DXP
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Liferay

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

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

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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.