User can change password without current password

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.0 DE (7.0.10), 7.1 DXP (7.1.10), 7.2 DXP (7.2.10)
• Fix Version/s: 7.2.X EE
• Component/s: Security Vulnerability, Web Services > JSON WS
• Labels:
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-2-7210
  • lsv
  • lsv-598
  • sev-3
• CVSS Base Score: 5.9
• CVSS Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
• 7.2 Fix Pack Version: 2

In Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.1, and DXP 7.0, users can update their password via JSONWS without supplying their current password. An attacker can exploit this to modify a user password by leveraging XSS, session hijacking, an unattended workstation or other vectors.

Additional Information
The /user/update-password JSONWS endpoint has been disabled (listed in jsonws.web.service.paths.excludes in the portal.properties) by default. You need to re-enable it if you have components relying on that service.