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CVE-2020-15841 — release.portal.bom

HIGH

CVE-2020-15841 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. A fix is available for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Potentially Reveal LDAP Server Password via Unsafe Connection

Also known asGHSA-773f-f929-qgjj
Published
Updated
Affected
4 pkgs
Patched
4 / 4
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs75th percentile — riskier than 75% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.67%1.35%2.02%0.3%1.5%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

4 pkgs affected
☕com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom☕com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom

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Description

Liferay Portal before 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 89, 7.1 before fix pack 17, and 7.2 before fix pack 4, does not safely test a connection to a LDAP server, which allows remote attackers to obtain the LDAP server's password via the Test LDAP Connection feature.

Affected Packages

4 total 4 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.portal.bomall versions7.3.0com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom:7.3.0
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.0.10.fp897.0.10.fp89com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:7.0.10.fp89
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom≥ 7.1.0&&< 7.1.10.fp177.1.10.fp17com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:7.1.10.fp17
☕Mavencom.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom≥ 7.2.0&&< 7.2.10.fp47.2.10.fp4com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom:7.2.10.fp4

Affected Products

2 products · 73 configurations
Application
digital experience platformliferay
3 versions
7.07.17.2
Application
liferay portalliferay
< 7.3.0
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.3.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-15841 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

Liferay Portal before 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.0 before fix pack 89, 7.1 before fix pack 17, and 7.2 before fix pack 4, does not safely test a connection to a LDAP server, which allows remote attackers to obtain the LDAP server's password via the Test LDAP Connection feature.
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CVE-2020-15841: release.portal.bom — Fixed in 7.3.0