High severity · published Oct 22, 2024
CVE-2024-38002
The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA…
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 36 does not properly check user permissions before updating a workflow definition, which allows remote authenticated users to modify workflow definitions and execute arbitrary code (RCE) via the headless API.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DX
DXP · Liferay
7.3.10 through 7.3.10-u36; 7.4.13 through 7.4.13-u92; 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8; 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5 · source: vendor, CISA
PO
Portal · Liferay
7.3.2 through 7.3.7; 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.111 · source: vendor, CISA
DE
Digital Experience Platform · Liferay
2023.q3.1 before 2023.q3.9; 2023.q4.0 before 2023.q4.6; 7.3; 7.3; 7.3; 7.3; +34 more · source: NVD
LP
Liferay Portal · Liferay
7.3.2 through 7.3.7; 7.4.0 before 7.4.3.112 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38002
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38002
Vendor Advisory
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2024-38002
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