CVE-2024-25607 Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm

High 8.1 Published Updated

Attackers can quickly crack password hashes due to a low work factor in the default PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1 algorithm, compromising user credentials.

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-2024-25607?

CVE-2024-25607 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.

Weakness: CWE-916

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25607?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenAll versions7.2.10.fp17
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenAll versions7.2.10.fp17
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.3.07.3.10.u4
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.3.07.3.10.u4
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.4.07.4.13.u16
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom MavenFrom 7.4.07.4.13.u16
4 more packages
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel MavenAll versions38.0.0
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel MavenAll versions38.0.0
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenAll versions7.4.3.14
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom MavenAll versions7.4.3.14

Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2024-25607?

Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.2.10.fp17, 7.3.10.u4 or 7.4.13.u16.

Is CVE-2024-25607 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm.

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