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CVE-2024-38002

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CVE-2024-38002

Published: Oct 22, 2024

Modified: Oct 13, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.0

CRITICAL

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Liferay

Portal

affected
7.3.2 - <= 7.3.7
affected
7.4.0 - <= 7.4.3.111

Liferay

DXP

affected
7.3.10 - <= 7.3.10-u36
affected
7.4.13 - <= 7.4.13-u92
affected
2023.Q3.1 - <= 2023.Q3.8
affected
2023.Q4.0 - <= 2023.Q4.5

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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