GHSA-VRWX-Q9PJ-X488

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:29 – Updated: 2025-05-28 20:02
VLAI
Summary
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Bypass via Double Encoded URL
Details

In Liferay Portal before 7.3.1, com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl before 7.1.3 and 7.4.0, Liferay Portal 6.2 EE, and Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.1 and DXP 7.0, the property 'portlet.resource.id.banned.paths.regexp' can be bypassed with doubled encoded URLs.

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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              "fixed": "7.4.0"
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        }
      ]
    },
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      },
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-15840"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-05-28T20:02:42Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-09-24T15:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In Liferay Portal before 7.3.1, com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl before 7.1.3 and 7.4.0, Liferay Portal 6.2 EE, and Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.1 and DXP 7.0, the property \u0027portlet.resource.id.banned.paths.regexp\u0027 can be bypassed with doubled encoded URLs.",
  "id": "GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488",
  "modified": "2025-05-28T20:02:42Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:29:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15840"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17046"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119772204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMLIFERAYPORTAL-1296538"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Bypass via Double Encoded URL"
}


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