Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-15839
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Liferay Portal before 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18 and 7.2 before fix pack 6, does not restrict the size of a multipart/form-data POST action, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct denial-of-service attacks by uploading large files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.1.10.fp18 | GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | 7.2.10.fp6 | GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities x_refsource_MISC
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119784928 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17029 x_refsource_MISC
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17055 x_refsource_MISC