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CVE-2024-38002

CRITICAL

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Workflow Component Does Not Check User Permissions

Published October 22, 2024Updated September 10, 2025Source: osv

Summary

The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 36 does not properly check user permissions before updating a workflow definition, which allows remote authenticated users to modify workflow definitions and execute arbitrary code (RCE) via the headless API.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.112-ga112 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 7.4.3.112-ga112 for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom -->
Maven
Update com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 2023.Q4.6 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2023.Q4.6 for com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom -->
Maven
Update com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.4.13.u92 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 7.4.13.u92 for com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom -->
Maven
Update com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.3.10.u36 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 7.3.10.u36 for com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom -->
Maven
Update com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 2023.Q3.9 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2023.Q3.9 for com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (5)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
maven
7.3.3, 7.3.3-1, 7.3.4, 7.3.5 (+118 more)7.4.3.112-ga112
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
maven
2023.q4.0, 2023.q4.1, 2023.q4.2, 2023.q4.3 (+2 more)2023.Q4.6
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
maven
7.4.10.ep1, 7.4.11, 7.4.12, 7.4.13 (+87 more)7.4.13.u92
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
maven
7.3.10, 7.3.10.ep3, 7.3.10.ep4, 7.3.10.ep5 (+38 more)7.3.10.u36
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
maven
2023.q3.1, 2023.q3.2, 2023.q3.3, 2023.q3.4 (+4 more)2023.Q3.9

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-862
    Missing AuthorizationMITRE
  • CWE-863
    Incorrect AuthorizationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38002?
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Workflow Component Does Not Check User Permissions This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-38002?
CVE-2024-38002 affects com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-38002 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-3mfq-fp2f-vwqh

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