{"cve":"CVE-2024-38002","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-22T15:15:06.277","modified":"2026-06-17T07:39:12.127","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-862","CWE-863"],"references":["https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2024-38002"],"products":["liferay:digital_experience_platform","liferay:liferay_portal"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-38002","score":0.00648,"percentile":0.51072,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-3mfq-fp2f-vwqh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3mfq-fp2f-vwqh","summary":"Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Workflow Component Does Not Check User Permissions","modified":"2025-09-10T21:39:44.203648Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom","ranges":[">=7.3.2-ga3 <7.4.3.112-ga112"],"fixed":["7.4.3.112-ga112"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":[">=2023.Q4.0 <2023.Q4.6"],"fixed":["2023.Q4.6"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":[">=2023.Q3.1 <2023.Q3.9"],"fixed":["2023.Q3.9"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":[">=7.3-ga <7.3.10.u36"],"fixed":["7.3.10.u36"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom","purl":"pkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.dxp.bom","ranges":[">=7.4-ga <7.4.13.u92"],"fixed":["7.4.13.u92"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}