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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263
Aliases CVE-2020-15839
Summary Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.9
Risk 3.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/02/GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263/GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17029
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17055
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/119784928
CVE-2020-15839 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15839
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/02/GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263/GHSA-c7f6-4vx5-4263.json
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