CVE-2024-25608: HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.18, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4…
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 2 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1%
EPSS score, percentile 61.8 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.18
- 7.4.13 through 7.4.13.u18
- 7.3.10 through 7.3.10-dxp-3
- 7.2.10 through 7.2.10-dxp-18
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.18, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 19, 7.3 before update 4, 7.2 before fix pack 19, and older unsupported versions can be circumvented by using the 'REPLACEMENT CHARACTER' (U+FFFD), which allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via the (1) 'redirect` parameter (2) `FORWARD_URL` parameter, (3) `noSuchEntryRedirect` parameter, and (4) others parameters that rely on HtmlUtil.escapeRedirect.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (2 products)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.18 |
Versions not listed are: unknown.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 7.4.13 through 7.4.13.u18 |
| Affected | 7.3.10 through 7.3.10-dxp-3 |
| Affected | 7.2.10 through 7.2.10-dxp-18 |
Versions not listed are: unknown.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-601
- CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| CVE record published | |
| CVE record last updated |
Known exploited Liferay vulnerabilities
- CVE-2020-7961: Liferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability