Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability in Roles Selector Portlet

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) has been identified in Liferay Portal versions 7.4.0 to 7.4.3.132, as well as in several Liferay DXP releases. The issue resides in the groupId parameter of the Roles Selector Portlet. Organization administrators can exploit this vulnerability by altering the groupId parameter, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user lists from other organizations.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows organization administrators to access user lists from other organizations without authorization.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to Liferay Portal's master branch or Liferay DXP versions 2025.Q2.0, 2025.Q1.11, or 2024.Q1.18. Instructions for downloading Liferay DXP are available on the Liferay website.

Added: Aug 18, 2025, 2:18 PM
Updated: Aug 18, 2025, 2:18 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
3.1
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.8
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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