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Digital Experience PlatformApplication · Liferay

CVE-2024-25605

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.2 / 7.4.3.5 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 Journal module in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.4, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4.13, 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions grants guest users view permission to web content templates by default, which allows remote attackers to view any template via the UI or API.

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 Journal module in L Portal and LXP has a permission misconfiguration that grants guest (unauthenticated) users view access to web content templates by default. This allows remote unauthenticated attackers to view sensitive template content through the UI or API, exposing potentially proprietary or configuration-sensitive information.

MitigationRevoke default guest view permissions on web content templates in the Journal module admin console and ensure templates are only accessible to authenticated users with proper role-based permissions.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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= 7.4
Liferay PortalApplication
Affected:< 7.4.3.5

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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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 the installed Liferav Portal or DXP version
    Check the product version in the Liferav control panel under Configuration > Server Information, or inspect the portal-ext.properties file for the version property. Compare this version against the affected ranges: DXP versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and Portal versions before 7.4.3.5.
    Affected if The installed version falls within the affected ranges (DXP = 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 or Portal < 7.4.3.5).
  2. Confirm the Journal module is enabled and in use
    Navigate to the Liferav Control Panel > Content & Data > Web Content. Verify that the Journal module is accessible and contains web content structures or templates.
    Affected if The Journal module is present and accessible in the environment.
  3. Check guest user permissions on web content templates
    In the Control Panel, go to Users > Roles > Guest (or Anonymous) role > Define Permissions. Verify whether the Guest role has View permission on Web Content Templates under the Journal module permissions.
    Affected if The Guest role possesses View permissions on Journal templates (this is the vulnerable default configuration).
  4. Verify unauthenticated access to template content
    Using a browser or API client without authentication, attempt to access a web content template directly via URL patterns such as /c/journal/view_article_content?articleId=... or through the REST API endpoint for Journal templates.
    Affected if Unauthenticated (guest) requests successfully return template content or metadata without authentication prompts.

You are affected if your environment runs an affected Liferav version AND the default Guest role retained View permissions on Journal templates, allowing unauthenticated access to template content.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.2 / 7.4.3.5 or later
Fixed in 7.27.4.3.5
Interim mitigation

Revoke default guest view permissions on web content templates in the Journal module admin console and ensure templates are only accessible to authenticated users with proper role-based permissions.

Recommended fix High confidence

Lifera Portal 7.4.3.5+ or Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 17+ / 7.3 sp3+ / 7.4.13+

  1. Identify your current Limerick Portal or DXP version by checking the Control Panel > Configuration > Server Administration > Product Information
  2. For Liferay Portal 7.4.x users: Upgrade to Liferay Portal 7.4.3.5 or later
  3. For Liferay DXP 7.4.x users: Upgrade to Liferay DXP 7.4.13 or later
  4. For Lifera DXP 7.3.x users: Upgrade to Liferay DXP 7.3 service pack 3 or later
  5. For Lifera DXP 7.2.x users: Upgrade to Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 17 or later
  6. After upgrading, verify that guest users no longer have view permission to web content templates by navigating to Content & Data > Web Content > Templates and confirming guest role permissions
Caveat Major version upgrades (e.g., 7.2 to 7.4) may require compatibility testing; fix packs and service packs typically have minimal breaking changes

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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