CVE-2024-38002
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Workflow Component Does Not Check User Permissions
9.0
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-38002
To remediate CVE-2024-38002, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2023.Q4.6 or later
- —upgrade to 7.4.3.112-ga112 or later
Is CVE-2024-38002 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 2023.Q4.0, < 2023.Q4.6
- >= 7.3.2-ga3, < 7.4.3.112-ga112
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |