CVE-2024-25610: Release.portal.bom Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

CRITICAL
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-vvpf-53qx-cxhh
CVSS 9.0
CWE-1188
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2024-25610 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.0) cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default) affecting Release.portal.bom libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves liferay portal has a stored xss with blog entries (insecure defaults). Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 7.4.3.13, 7.4.13.u9, 7.3.10.u4, 7.2.10.fp19, 5.0.96.

CVE-2024-25610 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2024-25610
GHSA Identifier GHSA-vvpf-53qx-cxhh
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.0
CWE Classification CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Affected Product Release.portal.bom
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.0

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Changed (S:C)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2024-25610

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Release.portal.bom dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom fixed: 7.4.3.13
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
    <artifactId>release.portal.bom</artifactId>
    <version>7.4.3.13</version>
</dependency>
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom fixed: 7.4.13.u9
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
    <artifactId>release.dxp.bom</artifactId>
    <version>7.4.13.u9</version>
</dependency>
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom fixed: 7.3.10.u4
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
    <artifactId>release.dxp.bom</artifactId>
    <version>7.3.10.u4</version>
</dependency>
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom fixed: 7.2.10.fp19
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
    <artifactId>release.dxp.bom</artifactId>
    <version>7.2.10.fp19</version>
</dependency>
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.web fixed: 5.0.96
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
    <artifactId>com.liferay.portal.web</artifactId>
    <version>5.0.96</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.liferay.portal

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-25610, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.liferay.portal

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Release.portal.bom in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 7.4.3.13), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.liferay.portal command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default, where the product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure. In Release.portal.bom, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.12, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 9, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 19, and older unsupported versions, the default configuration does not sanitize blog entries of JavaScript, which allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML (XSS) via a crafted payload injected into a blog entry’s content text field.

CVE-2024-25610 Affected Release.portal.bom Versions

5 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
7.4.3.137.4.13.u97.3.10.u47.2.10.fp195.0.96
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
Maven
< 7.4.3.13
7.4.3.13
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Maven
≥ 7.4.0
< 7.4.13.u9
7.4.13.u9
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Maven
≥ 7.3.0
< 7.3.10.u4
7.3.10.u4
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
Maven
< 7.2.10.fp19
7.2.10.fp19
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.web
Maven
< 5.0.96
5.0.96

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-25610?
CVE-2024-25610 is a security vulnerability in Release.portal.bom involving Liferay Portal has a Stored XSS with Blog entries (Insecure defaults) under CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default.
Which Release.portal.bom versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 7.4.3.13, 7.4.13.u9, 7.3.10.u4, 7.2.10.fp19, 5.0.96 across affected packages: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.web.
What version fixes CVE-2024-25610?
Upgrading to 7.4.3.13, 7.4.13.u9, 7.3.10.u4, 7.2.10.fp19, 5.0.96 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is release.portal.bom affected?
Yes, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom is affected in releases prior to 7.4.3.13. Upgrade your dependency to 7.4.3.13 or later.
Is release.dxp.bom affected?
Yes, com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom is affected in releases prior to 7.4.13.u9, 7.3.10.u4, 7.2.10.fp19. Upgrade your dependency to 7.4.13.u9, 7.3.10.u4, 7.2.10.fp19 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-25610?
CVE-2024-25610 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2024-25610?
CVE-2024-25610 is classified under CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default (The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2024-25610?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.liferay.portal'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
Normalized schema output
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