CVE-2024-25145 Liferay Portal stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into Liferay Portal search results when highlighting is disabled, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-25145?
CVE-2024-25145 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 7 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Portal Search module's Search Result app in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.11, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 8, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Search Result app's search result if highlighting is disabled by adding any searchable content (e.g., blog, message board message, web content article) to the application.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25145?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions | 7.2.10.fp17 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | All versions | 7.2.10.fp17 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.u4 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.3.0 | 7.3.10.u4 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.0 | 7.4.3.13u8 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.0 | 7.4.3.13u8 |
2 more packages
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | All versions | 7.4.3.12 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | All versions | 7.4.3.12 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Dxp, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2024-25145?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.2.10.fp17, 7.3.10.u4 or 7.4.3.13u8.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-25145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25145 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 GHSA-9vgq-w5pv-v77q.