In Liferay Portal before 7.3.1, Liferay Portal 6.2 EE, and Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.1 and…
Priority LOW 26CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
In Liferay Portal before 7.3.1, Liferay Portal 6.2 EE, and Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.1 and DXP 7.0, the property 'portlet.resource.id.banned.paths.regexp' can be bypassed with doubled encoded URLs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01217 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven): 7.4.0, 7.1.3com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): 7.0.10.fp93, 7.1.10.fp19, 7.2.10.fp7+1 more product
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) | 7.2.0 to before 7.4.0 | 7.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | before 7.0.10.fp93 | 7.0.10.fp93 | Patch available | GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 7.1.0 to before 7.1.10.fp19 | 7.1.10.fp19 | Patch available | GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) | 7.2.0 to before 7.2.10.fp7 | 7.2.10.fp7 | Patch available | GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 |
| — | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) | before 7.3.1 | 7.3.1 | Patch available | GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 |
| — | com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) | before 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 | Patch available | GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.2.0 to before 7.4.0 Fixed in 7.4.0 Patch available GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.0.10.fp93 Fixed in 7.0.10.fp93 Patch available GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.1.0 to before 7.1.10.fp19 Fixed in 7.1.10.fp19 Patch available GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.2.0 to before 7.2.10.fp7 Fixed in 7.2.10.fp7 Patch available GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.3.1 Fixed in 7.3.1 Patch available GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488
- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.1.3 Fixed in 7.1.3 Patch available GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.3.1 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
| cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:6.2:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Liferay |
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.3.1 Vulnerable ·Liferay
- cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:6.2:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Liferay
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) Fixed in 7.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.10.fp93 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.1.10.fp19 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.2.10.fp7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) Fixed in 7.3.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.impl (Maven) Fixed in 7.1.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488
References
Advisory 4
More Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22732 Cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-20403 A SQL injection vulnerability in the Layout module in Liferay Portal 7.1.3 through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-03097 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-03169 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Liferay Portal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-17354 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-16598 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2020-15840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrwx-q9pj-x488 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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