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Liferay Portal 7.4.0.x <= 7.4.3.132 CAPTCHA Bypass

medium Nessus Plugin ID 245205

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The vulnerable code can bypass the Captcha check in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP and then attackers can run scripts in the Gogo shell.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade Liferay Portal based upon the guidance specified in the advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f35fe72d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 245205

File Name: liferay_7_4_3_132.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/7/2025

Updated: 8/7/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4604

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 3.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:liferay:liferay_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/liferay_portal

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-4604

IAVA: 2025-A-0568