CVE-2024-8980: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console

Should you act?

Critical and remotely reachable

No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.

• No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
• EPSS 0.2%, percentile 14: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
• Needs a user to click or open something. Phishing makes that realistic, but it is not wormable.
• Only applies if your dependency tree includes com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) >= 7.0.0-a1, < 7.4.3.102-GA102, fixed in 7.4.3.102-GA102; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) >= 2023.Q3.1, < 2023.Q3.5, fixed in 2023.Q3.5; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) >= 7.0.0-GA, <= 7.0.10.fp102, no fixed version listed; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) >= 7.1.0-GA, <= 7.1.10.fp28, no fixed version listed. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

What it is

The Script Console in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, 7.2 GA through fix pack 20, 7.1 GA through fix pack 28, 7.0 GA through fix pack 102 and 6.2 GA through fix pack 173 does not sufficiently protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Groovy script via a crafted URL or a XSS vulnerability.

From the GitHub advisory

The Script Console in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.101, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.4, 7.4 GA through update 92, 7.3 GA through update 35, 7.2 GA through fix pack 20, 7.1 GA through fix pack 28, 7.0 GA through fix pack 102 and 6.2 GA through fix pack 173 does not sufficiently protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Groovy script via a crafted URL or a XSS vulnerability. This issue has been patched in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.102, Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1, Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0, Liferay DXP 2023.Q3.5, and Liferay DXP 7.3 Update 36.

Weakness type: CWE-352.

Product: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) · Assigned by: Liferay · Published: 2024-10-22

Affected and fixed versions

Severity scores

• Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
• Attack complexity: low
• Privileges required: none (no login)
• User interaction: required (a user must click/open something)
• Scope: changed (can affect other components)

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Exploitation and urgency

• CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
• CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
• FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 14.

Timeline

• 2024-10-22 — CVE record last updated
• 2024-10-22 — CVE record published by Liferay
• 2024-10-22 — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-chj2-4vg7-hhg3 published (critical)

Sources and references

Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.

Vulnerability records

1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-chj2-4vg7-hhg3 github.com
2. CVE.org record CVE-2024-8980 cve.org
3. NVD entry CVE-2024-8980 nvd.nist.gov

Other references from the CVE record and advisory

1. liferay.dev liferay.dev

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