CVE-2020-24554
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The redirect module in Liferay Portal before 7.3.3 does not limit the number of URLs resulting in a 404 error that is recorded, which allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service attack by making repeated requests for pages that do not exist.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom< 7.3.3osvUSpkg:maven/com.liferay.portal/release.portal.bom
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-mg53-xr8m-86hwOpen Redirect in Liferay Portal2021-05-07ghsa · osvUS
The redirect module in Liferay Portal before 7.3.3 does not limit the number of URLs resulting in a 404 error that is recorded, which allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service attack by making repeated requests for pages that do not exist.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48783cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24554cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119784956cnnvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119784956enisa_euvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisorynvd
- https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119784956Vendor Advisorynvd
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