CVE-2024-25603 Liferay Portal's Dynamic Data Mapping module's DDMForm and Liferay DXP vulnerable to stored Cross-site Scripting

Critical 9.0 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the instanceId parameter in Liferay Portal's Dynamic Data Mapping module.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-25603?

CVE-2024-25603 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 21 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Dynamic Data Mapping module's DDMForm in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.4, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4.13, 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 via the instanceId parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25603?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.2.07.2.10.fp17
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.2.07.2.10.fp17
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.3.10.ep37.3.10.u4
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.3.10.ep37.3.10.u4
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.4.13.u1 to 7.4.13.u102None
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.4.13.u1 to 7.4.13.u102None
2 more packages
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenAll versions7.4.3.5
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenAll versions7.4.3.5

Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2024-25603?

Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.2.10.fp17 or 7.3.10.u4.

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-2024-25603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-44jg-jgjx-3xg5.

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