CVE-2024-25607 json
Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm
published 2024-02-20 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm , EUVD-2024-0777
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.2.10.fp17, 7.3.10.u4, 7.4.13.u16
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom 7.4.3.14
- maven com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel 38.0.0
- liferay digital_experience_platform 7.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >=7.3.0, <7.3.10.u4 <7.2.10.fp17 >=7.4.0, <7.4.13.u16 |
7.3.10.u4 7.2.10.fp17 7.4.13.u16 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | <7.4.3.14 |
7.4.3.14 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel | <38.0.0 |
38.0.0 |
Affected products
- Liferay Portal
- Liferay DXP
- liferay digital_experience_platform
- liferay liferay_portal
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-25607
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm
- NVD CVE-2024-25607
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