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Digital Experience PlatformApplication · Liferay

CVE-2024-25143

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.2 / 7.2.0 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Document and Media widget In Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.6, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and older unsupported versions, does not limit resource consumption when generating a preview image, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted PNG images.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Document and Media widget in Limerick Portal 7.2.0-7.3.6 and DXP 7.2/7.3 does not impose limits on resource consumption when generating preview images from uploaded files. Remote authenticated users can upload crafted PNG images that trigger excessive memory allocation during preview generation, leading to memory exhaustion and denial of service.

MitigationApply Limerick's fix packs (7.3 Service Pack 3, 7.2 Fix Pack 13) or upgrade to supported versions. Consider implementing image size/dimension limits on uploads and preview generation as an additional defense-in-depth measure.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Digital Experience PlatformApplication
Affected:< 7.2= 7.2= 7.3
Liferay PortalApplication
Affected:< 7.2.0>= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.1>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.7

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify installed Liferay version
    Access the Control Panel > Configuration > Server Administration > Platform Information, or check the portal-ext.properties file for the version property, or inspect the osgi/state folder for bundle versions
    Affected if The version is Limerick Portal < 7.2.0, 7.2.0-7.2.1, 7.3.0-7.3.6, or DXP 7.2.x or 7.3.x (all versions < 7.2, = 7.2, or = 7.3)
  2. Confirm Document and Media portlet is deployed
    Navigate to Site Administration > Content & Data > Documents and Media, or check the OSGi console for com_liferay_document_library_web portlet bundle status
    Affected if The Document and Media portlet is active and accessible to authenticated users
  3. Verify image preview generation is enabled
    Check the Documents and Media portlet configuration: Site Administration > Configuration > Site Settings > Documents and Media: enable/check "Enable Image Preview" and "Enable Video Thumbnail" settings; also check document.library.preview.enabled=true in portal-ext.properties
    Affected if Image preview generation is enabled (this is the feature that triggers the vulnerable code path)
  4. Check memory configuration limits
    Review JVM startup parameters for -Xmx values and check current heap usage via JMX or Server Administration > Resources > Memory
    Affected if Memory limits are not set or are set too high (>2GB), allowing the exhaustion attack to succeed

A system is affected if it runs a vulnerable Limerick Portal (7.2.0-7.2.1 or 7.3.0-7.3.6) or DXP (7.2/7.3), has the Document and Media portlet deployed, and has image preview generation enabled, allowing authenticated users to upload specially crafted PNG files that exhaust memory during preview rendering.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.2 / 7.2.0 / 7.3.7 or later
Fixed in 7.27.2.07.3.7
Interim mitigation

Apply Limerick's fix packs (7.3 Service Pack 3, 7.2 Fix Pack 13) or upgrade to supported versions. Consider implementing image size/dimension limits on uploads and preview generation as an additional defense-in-depth measure.

Recommended fix High confidence

Lifer Portal 7.3.7+ or Lifer Portal 7.2 FP13+; Lifer DXP 7.3 SP3+ or Lifer DXP 7.2 FP13+

  1. 1. Identify the current Lifer/DXP version by checking the Lifer Portal or DXP Control Panel > Configuration > Server Administration > Version
  2. 2. For Lifer Portal 7.3.x: Upgrade to version 7.3.7 or later to resolve the resource exhaustion vulnerability
  3. 3. For Lifer Portal 7.2.x: Apply fix pack 13 or later
  4. 4. For Lifer DXP 7.3: Apply service pack 3 or later
  5. 5. For Lifer DXP 7.2: Apply fix pack 13 or later
  6. 6. After upgrade, verify the Document and Media widget functionality with PNG image previews
  7. 7. Monitor server memory usage to confirm the DoS vector is mitigated
Caveat Minor: Ensure custom Document and Media widget configurations are compatible with the target version before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Digital Experience Platform Scoped from the published advisory
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