CVE-2020-15840: Medium severity liferay 7.4 ga vulnerability

Published Sep 24, 2020
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Updated

In Liferay Portal before 7.3.1, com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl before 7.1.3 and 7.4.0, Liferay Portal 6.2 EE, and Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.1 and DXP 7.0, the property 'portlet.resource.id.banned.paths.regexp' can be bypassed with doubled encoded URLs.

Other sources

In Liferay Portal before 7.3.1, Liferay Portal 6.2 EE, and Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.1 and DXP 7.0, the property 'portlet.resource.id.banned.paths.regexp' can be bypassed with doubled encoded URLs.

MITRE

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
Liferay DXP=7.0
Liferay DXP=7.1
Liferay DXP=7.2
Liferay Liferay Portal<7.3.1
Liferay Liferay Portal=6.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.0
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2
maven/com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl<7.1.3
7.1.3
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom<7.3.1
7.3.1
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=7.2.0<7.2.10.fp7
7.2.10.fp7
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom>=7.1.0<7.1.10.fp19
7.1.10.fp19
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom<7.0.10.fp93
7.0.10.fp93
maven/com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl>=7.2.0<7.4.0
7.4.0

Event History

Sep 24, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:56 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:29 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15840?

CVE-2020-15840 has a medium severity rating due to potential security risks related to URL bypasses.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-15840?

To mitigate CVE-2020-15840, upgrade to Liferay Portal version 7.3.1 or later, or ensure that the property 'portlet.resource.id.banned.paths.regexp' is configured correctly.

3

What are the affected versions for CVE-2020-15840?

CVE-2020-15840 affects Liferay Portal versions before 7.3.1, Liferay DXP 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, as well as Liferay 6.2 EE.

4

What does the CVE-2020-15840 vulnerability exploit?

CVE-2020-15840 exploits the ability to bypass the 'portlet.resource.id.banned.paths.regexp' property with double encoded URLs.

5

Is CVE-2020-15840 a critical vulnerability?

CVE-2020-15840 is not classified as critical, but it poses significant risks if left unaddressed.

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