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CVE-2024-25607

The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupporte

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.00101
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
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Affected Products & Versions

3
liferay digital experience platform< 7.2
liferay digital experience platformall versions
liferay portal<= 7.4.3.15
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Affected Packages

3
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel HIGH fixed in 38.0.0
Maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom HIGH fixed in 7.3.10.u4
Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom HIGH fixed in 7.4.3.14
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Scoring & Timeline

8.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@liferay.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Feb 2024 · 10:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25607Vendor Advisory
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