CVE-2024-25143: Medium severity Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerability

Published Feb 7, 2024
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Updated

The Document and Media widget In Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.6, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 13, and older unsupported versions, does not limit resource consumption when generating a preview image, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted PNG images.

Affected Software

20 affected componentsFixes available
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom>=7.2.0<7.3.7
7.3.7
Liferay Digital Experience Platform<7.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_10
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_11
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_12
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_5
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_7
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_8
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_9
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.3-fix_pack_1
Liferay Liferay Portal<7.2.0
Liferay Liferay Portal>=7.2.0<=7.2.1
Liferay Liferay Portal>=7.3.0<7.3.7

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.3.7

Event History

Feb 7, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:45 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
Affected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:30 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-25143?

CVE-2024-25143 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote authenticated attackers to cause resource exhaustion.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-25143?

To fix CVE-2024-25143, upgrade Liferay Portal to version 7.3.7 or later, or apply the relevant patches for affected versions.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2024-25143?

CVE-2024-25143 affects Liferay Portal versions 7.2.0 through 7.3.6, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3.

4

Can CVE-2024-25143 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2024-25143 can be exploited by remote authenticated attackers to affect resource consumption.

5

Are older versions of Liferay also affected by CVE-2024-25143?

Yes, older unsupported versions of Liferay Portal are also affected by CVE-2024-25143.

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