High severity · published Sep 1, 2020
CVE-2020-24554
The redirect module in Liferay Portal before 7.3.3 does not limit the number of URLs resulting in a 404 error that is recorded, which allows remote attackers to perform a denial…
7.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The redirect module in Liferay Portal before 7.3.3 does not limit the number of URLs resulting in a 404 error that is recorded, which allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service attack by making repeated requests for pages that do not exist.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LP
Liferay Portal · Liferay
before 7.3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24554
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24554
Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities
Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119784956
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