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CVE-2024-25607

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-916

Description

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.

Affected products

• Liferay Digital Experience Platform: before 7.2; 7.2, 7.2-fix_pack_1, 7.2-fix_pack_10, 7.2-fix_pack_11, 7.2-fix_pack_12, 7.2-fix_pack_13 (+38) — fixed in 7.2
• Liferay Portal: through 7.4.3.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25607
• https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25607

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