# CVE-2024-25607: Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-25607-liferay-portal-defaults-to-a-low-work-factor-for-the-default  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-25607 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-02-20

Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm

Technologies: [com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-com-liferay-portal-kernel), [com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-release-dxp-bom), [com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-liferay-portal-release-portal-bom). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-25607 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-25607 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-25607?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=38.0.0; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.3.0,fixed=7.3.10.u4; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.4.3.14.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-25607?** Yes. com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven): upgrade to 38.0.0 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.3.10.u4 or later; com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.4.3.14 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-25607?** Check whether you run com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven), com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) or com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven): upgrade to 38.0.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel to 38.0.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.3.10.u4 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 7.3.10.u4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): upgrade to 7.4.3.14 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.14 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernel (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=38.0.0
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=7.3.0,fixed=7.3.10.u4
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.4.3.14

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-25607
- GHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm

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