What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-25606?

CVE-2024-25606 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.7 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-25606?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-25606. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Digital Experience Platform CVE-2024-25606

HIGH

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)

2024-02-20 security@liferay.com

XXE Digital Experience Platform Liferay Portal

8.7

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.7 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 20, 2024 - 09:15 nvd

HIGH 8.7

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

2 maven packages depend on com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.util.java (2 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 14.0.0.

DescriptionNVD

XXE vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.7, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 4, 7.3 before update 12, 7.2 before fix pack 20, and older unsupported versions allows attackers with permission to deploy widgets/portlets/extensions to obtain sensitive information or consume system resources via the Java2WsddTask._format method.

AnalysisAI

XXE vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.7, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 4, 7.3 before update 12, 7.2 before fix pack 20, and older unsupported. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. XXE vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.7, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 4, 7.3 before update 12, 7.2 before fix pack 20, and older unsupported versions allows attackers with permission to deploy widgets/portlets/extensions to obtain sensitive information or consume system resources via the Java2WsddTask._format method. Affected products include: Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal. Version information: through 7.4.3.7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.