Auth bypass in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
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 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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Liferay Digital_experience_platform — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Liferay Dxp — versions 7.3.10, 7.4.13, 2023.Q3.1
- Liferay Liferay_portal
- Liferay Portal — versions 7.3.2, 7.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@liferay.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38002?
- CVE-2024-38002 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38002?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38002 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.