CVE-2023-3426 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Organization Selector Does Not Check User Permissions
Authenticated users can bypass permission checks to view all organizations in Liferay Portal, exposing sensitive organizational data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-3426?
CVE-2023-3426 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 2 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The organization selector in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.81 through 7.4.3.85, and Liferay DXP 7.4 update 81 through 85 does not check user permission, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain a list of all organizations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3426?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, liferay and com.liferay:com.liferay.organizations.item.selector.web. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.143.u81 to 7.4.143.u85 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.143.u81 to 7.4.143.u85 | None |
liferay Bitnami | From 7.4-update81.0 to 7.4-update81.0 | None |
com.liferay:com.liferay.organizations.item.selector.web Maven | All versions | 4.0.14 |
com.liferay:com.liferay.organizations.item.selector.web Maven | All versions | 4.0.14 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3426?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-3426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- CVE-2024-8980 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console
- CVE-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25147 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-26269 Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Sources
Also known as BIT-liferay-2023-3426, GHSA-xph3-vjcq-g488.