CVE-2024-25607
Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
- Record
CVE-2024-25607- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0777
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0777- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm
Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
- Record
GHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
- Record
CVE-2024-25607- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
- Record
CVE-2024-25607- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm
Liferay Portal defaults to a low work factor for the default password hashing algorithm
The default password hashing algorithm (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1) in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.15, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 16, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions defaults to a low work factor, which allows attackers to quickly crack password hashes.
- Record
GHSA-43h9-p3j4-39hm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.u4 | 7.3.10.u4 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | before 7.2.10.fp17 | 7.2.10.fp17 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.4.0 up to 7.4.13.u16 | 7.4.13.u16 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven | before 7.4.3.14 | 7.4.3.14 |
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernelMaven | before 38.0.0 | 38.0.0 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.3.0 up to 7.3.10.u4, plus listed versions 7.3.107.3.10.ep37.3.10.ep47.3.10.ep57.3.10.fp17.3.10.fp2 | 7.3.10.u4 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | before 7.2.10.fp17, plus listed versions 7.0.10.147.0.10.14-17.0.10.167.0.10.177.0.10.7 Show 45 moreShow less7.0.10.87.0.10.97.0.10.fp1007.0.10.fp1017.0.10.fp1027.0.10.fp607.0.10.fp617.0.10.fp627.0.10.fp637.0.10.fp647.0.10.fp657.0.10.fp667.0.10.fp677.0.10.fp687.0.10.fp697.0.10.fp707.0.10.fp717.0.10.fp727.0.10.fp737.0.10.fp747.0.10.fp757.0.10.fp767.0.10.fp777.0.10.fp787.0.10.fp797.0.10.fp807.0.10.fp817.0.10.fp827.0.10.fp837.0.10.fp847.0.10.fp857.0.10.fp85-17.0.10.fp867.0.10.fp86-17.0.10.fp877.0.10.fp87-17.0.10.fp887.0.10.fp897.0.10.fp907.0.10.fp917.0.10.fp927.0.10.fp947.0.10.fp94-17.0.10.fp957.0.10.fp95-1 | 7.2.10.fp17 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bomMaven | 7.4.0 up to 7.4.13.u16, plus listed versions 7.4.10.ep17.4.117.4.127.4.137.4.13.u1 Show 10 moreShow less7.4.13.u107.4.13.u157.4.13.u27.4.13.u37.4.13.u47.4.13.u57.4.13.u67.4.13.u77.4.13.u87.4.13.u9 | 7.4.13.u16 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomMaven | before 7.4.3.14, plus listed versions 7.0.67.0.6-17.0.6-27.1.07.1.1 Show 33 moreShow less7.1.27.1.37.1.3-17.2.07.2.17.2.1-17.3.07.3.0-17.3.17.3.1-17.3.27.3.2-17.3.37.3.3-17.3.47.3.57.3.67.3.77.4.07.4.17.4.1-17.4.27.4.2-17.4.3.107.4.3.117.4.3.127.4.3.137.4.3.47.4.3.57.4.3.67.4.3.77.4.3.87.4.3.9 | 7.4.3.14 |
com.liferay.portal:com.liferay.portal.kernelMaven | before 38.0.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.310.0.0 Show 45 moreShow less10.0.110.0.210.1.010.1.110.1.210.2.010.2.110.2.210.2.310.3.010.3.110.4.010.5.010.5.110.6.010.6.110.6.211.0.011.0.111.0.211.0.311.1.011.1.111.2.011.3.011.3.111.4.011.5.011.6.011.7.011.8.012.0.012.1.012.2.012.2.113.0.013.1.013.2.013.3.013.3.114.0.015.0.016.0.016.0.116.1.0 | 38.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-25607 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Liferay Dxp, published February 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.3.10.u4.
References
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