Liferay Contacts Center widget has insecure direct object referenceGHSA-8c8v-r5jj-4425
GHSA-8c8v-r5jj-4425 is a CWE-639 vulnerability in com.liferay:com.liferay.contacts.web. A fix is available for com.liferay:com.liferay.contacts.web — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-8c8v-r5jj-4425.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
com.liferay:com.liferay.contacts.webReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the Contacts Center widget in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.119, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.6, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 GA through update 92, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to view contact information, including the contact’s name and email address, via the _com_liferay_contacts_web_portlet_ContactsCenterPortlet_entryId parameter.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.contacts.web | all versions | 5.0.59com.liferay:com.liferay.contacts.web:5.0.59 |
Affected Products
digital experience platformliferayliferay portalliferayDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.liferay:com.liferay.contacts.web, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.liferay:com.liferay.contacts.web to 5.0.59 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8c8v-r5jj-4425 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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
Is GHSA-8c8v-r5jj-4425 in your dependencies?
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