Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw means locking a Liferay user account may not kick out sessions that already exist. A user who is already signed in could remain active after the account is locked. Business impact depends on what those accounts can access, but the issue weakens account lockout as a containment control.
Executive priority
Schedule remediation in the normal vulnerability cycle, with faster handling for public or privileged Liferay deployments. This is medium severity, but it can undermine incident response because account lockout may not immediately stop access.
Technical view
CVE-2023-47798 is a CWE-384 session-management issue in Liferay Portal and DXP. Existing user sessions are not invalidated when an account is locked, allowing continued authenticated access after lockout. Sources list Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.0 and older unsupported versions, plus DXP 7.2 before fix pack 5 and older unsupported versions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where affected Liferay Portal or DXP versions are internet-facing or used for sensitive business workflows. The issue requires an existing session, so risk is higher for privileged, partner, or customer accounts where lockout is expected to immediately contain access.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The weakness is not described as unauthenticated takeover; it is continued use of an already authenticated session after lockout. Treat lockout as incomplete containment until the affected system is fixed or verified.
Researcher notes
There is a notable wording tension: the CVSS vector has PR:N and UI:R, while the description says remote authenticated users remain authenticated after lockout. Use vendor guidance and local testing to confirm exact attack preconditions and fixed builds.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Liferay advisory for fixed versions and supported remediation paths.
- Apply Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 5 or later where applicable.
- Upgrade or retire older unsupported Liferay Portal and DXP versions.
- Prioritize remediation for systems handling privileged or sensitive user sessions.
- Confirm any session invalidation workaround is vendor-supported before relying on it.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Liferay Portal and DXP versions and fix pack levels.
- Identify Portal 7.2.0 through 7.3.0 and older unsupported deployments.
- Identify DXP 7.2 deployments before fix pack 5.
- In non-production, verify locked accounts lose existing sessions after remediation.
- Review logs for locked accounts that continued activity afterward.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-47798CVE reference · vendor-advisory
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Session Fixation
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