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GHSA-GHW5-998M-VW4W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-04 00:00 – Updated: 2025-07-15 19:01

Summary

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP fails to check origin of event messages

Details

The Remote App module before 2.0.21 from Liferay Portal v7.4.3.4 through v7.4.3.8 and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 5 does not check if the origin of event messages it receives matches the origin of the Remote App, allowing attackers to exfiltrate the CSRF token via a crafted event message.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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      },
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  "id": "GHSA-ghw5-998m-vw4w",
  "modified": "2025-07-15T19:01:58Z",
  "published": "2022-03-04T00:00:19Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/2fe144127a1a3b4c74f47e4b760b992b997c276b"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-25146-csrf-token-exfiltration-via-remote-apps?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612000\u0026_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121612000%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse"
    },
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    },
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  ],
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}

CVE-2022-25146 (GCVE-0-2022-25146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-02 23:28 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:17

Summary

The Remote App module in Liferay Portal Liferay Portal v7.4.3.4 through v7.4.3.8 and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 5 does not check if the origin of event messages it receives matches the origin of the Remote App, allowing attackers to exfiltrate the CSRF token via a crafted event message.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2334 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.securitum.pl
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-v…

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