# CVE-2024-25607: Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm > Attackers can quickly crack password hashes due to a low work factor in the default PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1 algorithm, compromising user credentials. - **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 20 Feb 2024 - **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm ## 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 (Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort) ## 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. | Package | Ecosystem | 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 | 7.4.13.u16 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom` | Maven | From 7.4.0 | 7.4.13.u16 | | `com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel` | Maven | All versions | 38.0.0 | | `com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel` | Maven | All versions | 38.0.0 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` | Maven | All versions | 7.4.3.14 | | `com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom` | Maven | All versions | 7.4.3.14 | Products: 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. ## Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform - [CVE-2024-8980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8980/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2023-42496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42496/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2023-42498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42498/): Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2024-25147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25147/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) - [CVE-2024-26269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26269/): Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (critical 9.6) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25607 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: 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. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25607 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 7.2.10.fp17 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 7.2.10.fp17 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.3.0; fixed in 7.3.10.u4 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.3.0; fixed in 7.3.10.u4 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.4.0; fixed in 7.4.13.u16 - com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): affected from 7.4.0; fixed in 7.4.13.u16 - com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 38.0.0 - com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 38.0.0 - com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 7.4.3.14 - com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 7.4.3.14 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25607/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25607/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25607 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25607 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25607 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25607/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.