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Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Potentially Reveal LDAP Server Password via Unsafe Connection

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 28, 2025

Package

maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10.fp89
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.10.fp17
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp4

Patched versions

7.0.10.fp89
7.1.10.fp17
7.2.10.fp4
maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven)
< 7.3.0
7.3.0

Description

Liferay Portal before 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 89, 7.1 before fix pack 17, and 7.2 before fix pack 4, does not safely test a connection to a LDAP server, which allows remote attackers to obtain the LDAP server's password via the Test LDAP Connection feature.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 20, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Reviewed May 28, 2025
Last updated May 28, 2025

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(56th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-15841

GHSA ID

GHSA-773f-f929-qgjj

Source code

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