CVE-2024-38002 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2024-38002

The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and...

Vulnerability Description

The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 36 does not properly check user permissions before updating a workflow definition, which allows remote authenticated users to modify workflow definitions and execute arbitrary code (RCE) via the headless API.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • foobar7

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Portal, DXP
Vulnerable Versions:
7.3.2, 7.4.0, 7.3.10, 7.4.13, 2023.Q3.1, 2023.Q4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 22nd, 2024
Last Modified: October 13th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)