CVE-2024-25604
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-25604 is a permission control vulnerability discovered in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP. The vulnerability was disclosed on February 20, 2024, affecting multiple versions of Liferay Portal (7.2.0 through 7.4.3.4) and Liferay DXP (7.4.13, 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions) (Liferay Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper permission checking mechanisms in the User and Organizations section of the Control Panel. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The weakness has been classified as CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users with only VIEW user permission to escalate their privileges by editing their own permissions through the User and Organizations section of the Control Panel (Liferay Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Fixed versions have been released to address this vulnerability: Liferay Portal 7.4.3.5, Liferay DXP 7.4 update 1, Liferay DXP 7.3 service pack 3, and Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 17. Users are advised to upgrade to these patched versions (Liferay Advisory).

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