Password enumeration vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.5, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to determine a user’s password even if account lockout is enabled via brute force attack.
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | * | 7.4 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 2023.q3.0 (including) | 2023.q3.0 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 2023.q4.0 (including) | 2023.q4.0 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 2024.q1.1 (including) | 2024.q1.1 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 2024.q1.2 (including) | 2024.q1.2 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 2024.q1.3 (including) | 2024.q1.3 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 2024.q1.4 (including) | 2024.q1.4 (including) |
| Digital_experience_platform | Liferay | 2024.q1.5 (including) | 2024.q1.5 (including) |
| Liferay_portal | Liferay | 7.4.0 (including) | 7.4.3.120 (excluding) |
Common protection mechanisms include:
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]