CVE-2020-15839

Description

Liferay Portal before 7.3.3, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18 and 7.2 before fix pack 6, does not restrict the size of a multipart/form-data POST action, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct denial-of-service attacks by uploading large files.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.10% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory liferay.com Vendor Advisory liferay.com Vendor Advisory liferay.dev Vendor Advisory liferay.dev
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities vendor advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119784928 vendor advisory
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17029 vendor advisory
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17055 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15839?
CVE-2020-15839 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15839?
To fix CVE-2020-15839, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15839 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15839 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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