The Portal Workflow module in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 and earlier, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 93, 7.1 before fix pack 19, and 7.2 before fix pack 7, users clear text passwords are stored in the database if workflow is enabled for user creation, which allows attackers with access to the database to obtain a users password.
Weakness
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_13 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_13 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_14 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_14 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_24 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_24 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_25 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_25 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_26 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_26 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_27 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_27 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_28 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_28 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_3 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_3 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_30 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_30 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_33 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_33 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_35 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_35 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_36 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_36 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_39 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_39 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_40 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_40 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_41 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_41 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_42 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_42 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_43 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_43 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_44 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_44 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_45 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_45 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_46 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_46 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_47 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_47 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_48 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_48 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_49 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_49 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_50 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_50 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_51 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_51 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_52 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_52 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_53 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_53 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_54 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_54 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_56 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_56 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_57 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_57 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_58 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_58 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_59 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_59 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_60 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_60 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_61 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_61 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_64 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_64 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_65 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_65 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_66 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_66 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_67 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_67 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_68 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_68 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_69 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_69 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_70 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_70 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_71 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_71 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_72 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_72 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_73 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_73 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_75 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_75 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_76 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_76 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_78 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_78 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_79 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_79 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_80 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_80 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_81 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_81 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_82 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_82 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_83 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_83 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_84 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_84 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_85 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_85 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_86 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_86 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_87 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_87 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_88 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_88 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_89 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_89 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_90 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_90 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_91 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_91 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.0-fix_pack_92 (including) | 7.0-fix_pack_92 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_1 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_1 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_10 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_10 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_11 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_11 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_12 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_12 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_13 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_13 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_14 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_14 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_15 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_15 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_16 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_16 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_17 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_17 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_18 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_18 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_2 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_2 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_3 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_3 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_4 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_4 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_5 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_5 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_6 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_6 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_7 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_7 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_8 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_8 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.1-fix_pack_9 (including) | 7.1-fix_pack_9 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.2-fix_pack_1 (including) | 7.2-fix_pack_1 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.2-fix_pack_2 (including) | 7.2-fix_pack_2 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.2-fix_pack_3 (including) | 7.2-fix_pack_3 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.2-fix_pack_4 (including) | 7.2-fix_pack_4 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.2-fix_pack_5 (including) | 7.2-fix_pack_5 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 7.2-fix_pack_6 (including) | 7.2-fix_pack_6 (including) |
| Liferay_portal | Liferay | * | 7.3.3 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17042
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748389
- https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17042
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120748389