Secunia Security Advisory - Jelmer Kuperus has discovered a vulnerability in Liferay Portal, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
Liferay Portal "addUser" Method Security Bypass Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43687
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-04-24
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DESCRIPTION:
Jelmer Kuperus has discovered a vulnerability in Liferay Portal,
which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the "addUser" method in
UserServiceUtil class accepting the "roleId" parameter while
registering a new user, which can be exploited to register a new user
with administrative privileges.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 6.1 GA 1. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the add-user service to trusted hosts only.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Jelmer Kuperus
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
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