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The'redirect.url.domains.allowed' property somehow doesn't restrict redirection

Issue Even when the 'redirect.url.domains.allowed' property is set, some redirects occur. Steps to reproduce: 1) Set the following properties in the portal-ext.properties file. redirect.url.security.mode=domain...

Known vulnereabilities in jackson-databind-2.9.6

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Issue apio-architect-impl has a dependency of jackson-databind-2.9.6 which has the following known vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-19362 CVE-2018-19361 CVE-2018-19360 CVE-2018-14721 CVE-2018-14720 CVE-2018-14719...

Apache Log4j 1.x has reached its end-of-life

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Issue Log4j 1.x has reached end-of-life status: https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache_logging_services_project_announces Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP 7.3 ...

CVE-2022-23305, CVE-2022-23307, and CVE-2017-5645

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Issue This article outlines the concerns of CVE-2022-23305, CVE-2022-23307, and CVE-2017-5645 vulnerabilities with respect to the Liferay DXP Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP...

javax.portlet.PortletException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: getAttribute: Session already invalidated error

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Issue Why does this error gets triggered? What would be the cause? INFO [http-nio-8080-exec-2573][CustomLoginPortlet:726] url redirect = https://xxxx/group/yyyy ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-2573][PortletServlet:112]...

Error when configuring SAML in a clustered environment for the first time

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Issue When configuring SAML in a clustered environment and entering the configuration Idp connection an error is shown: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException at...

Browser console error : The connection used to load resources from https://www.xxx.yyyy used TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1, which are deprecated and will be disabled in the future

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Issue Browser console error as "The connection used to load resources from https://www.xxx.yyyy used TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1, which are deprecated and will be disabled in the future. Once disabled, users will be prevented...

Getting mixed content on the portal

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Issue After enabling SSL and routing the domain, getting mixed content on the portal that is the pages in the https://www.abc.in referring the http://www.abc.in for the stylesheet, javascript, and henceforth....

Force Basic and Force Digest Auth option are not honored

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Issue Steps to reproduce: Configure Digest Authentication: System Settings > API Authentication > Digest Authentication: Force Digest Authentication: True Enabled: True Hosts Allowed: n/a URLs Excludes: n/a URLs...

Error signing via SAML: com.liferay.saml.runtime.exception.AudienceException: Unable verify audience

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Issue Liferay is configured as a SAML Service Provider. When trying to sign in to Liferay it is not possible and the following error is shown in the logs: 2022-01-20 11:50:38.554 ERROR [default...

Session logs out intermittently after being redirected by the payment link

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Issue After being redirected by the payment link, the session logs out. Steps to reproduce : 1. Login in Liferay. 2. Call the API in Postman. Request parameters are attached (SSL Commerz Request Parameters.txt)...

Unable to bind to the LDAP server javax.naming.CommunicationException: [Root exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory cannot be found by com.liferay.saml.web_

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Issue During the time of portal login using the LDAP users, the user('s) are able to log in successfully, LDAP connections have an active connection but observed the below warnings in the Liferay log. 2021-12-17...

SAML Authentication Issue: Message context was not authenticated when Azure AD as IDP

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Issue After enabling the SAML, when the user is trying to log in, authentication failed with the following message. ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-36][BaseSamlStrutsAction:59]...

Can Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) be set for specific roles only?

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Issue We want to set up MFA for Administrators only. Is this possible with Liferay out-of-the-box? Can we target specific users to sign in using multi-factor authentication? Environment DXP 7.4 DXP 7.3 DXP 7.2 ...

URL length modification / restriction

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Issue Sometimes we need to modify or restrict the length or URL Liferay generates ( for example for security custom solutions ) but Liferay has no out of the box solution for that. Environment DXP 7.2...

How to enable CSRF Token in Liferay?

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Issue How to enable CSRF Token in order to prevent CSRF attacks in Liferay? Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Liferay's p_auth token protects against CSRF and is enabled by default. Here is the main...

Change the GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID cookie to expire Null

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Issue The Guest language ID cookie in Liferay has a one-year expiration, whereas the undefined cookie in the F5 balancer caused the conflict. Is there a way to modify the Cookie's duration in Liferay? Environment...

dtSa cookies containing special characters

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Issue As dtsa cookies are detected, are these cookies URLs cause for concern? Is there any information concerning these cookies in relation to Liferay? Use Case: As Liferay generated dtSa cookies contain the...

How to configure the default timeout value to any value instead of having it capped at 500ms

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Issue The default library timeout until Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack dxp-3 is 250ms. The default library timeout since Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack dxp-4 is 500ms. Use Case: The user would like to be able to set/configure...

Liferay as SAML SP fails after switching the URL of the virtual instance

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Issue SAML configuration hasn't been working since the virtual host of the portal instance changed. Caused by: org.opensaml.ws.security.SecurityPolicyException: Request was required to be secured but was not...

How to prevent an AD user from logging into Liferay using the old password if LDAP authentication cannot set to be required

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Issue After the user changes the password in Microsoft Active Directory (AD), the user can still log into Liferay using the old password. If enabling "Required" option, the issue can be resolved. But users created manually...

How can the p_auth authorization token be generated?

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Issue Liferay protects itself against CSRF attacks by generating the p_auth authorization token. How can this token be created? Environment DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 Resolution When "auth.token.check.enabled=true" is set in...

Automated process to remove users from Liferay that are no longer in LDAP?

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Issue Is there a way to automatically remove users from Liferay who are no longer in LDAP? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution There's no automated process to do this out of the box. However, a feature request...

Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability report on refererPlid or other parameters

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Issue During a penetration test, a Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability may be reported, indicating that you can inject a script into the refererPlid parameter or into the...

When resetting a password, duplicate error messages appear

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Issue Duplicate error messages show up when resetting the password Steps to reproduce: 1. Start and set up Liferay DXP 7.3 SP1 using the setup wizard. The email can be set as test@liferay.com and the password as a...

The behavior of bypassing SAML SSO has changed

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Issue There is a use case in which a subset of users are meant to bypass SAML SSO and login directly to the Liferay SP. On Liferay 7.2 dxp-8, users successfully used the following URL to achieve this:...

How to resolve users being unable to log out after configuring a Token-Based SSO

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Issue After configuring and enabling a Token Based SSO in our 7.2 environment (upgraded from 7.0), users are now unable to log out, and they are instead redirected to the home page (still logged in). In our 7.0...

CVE-2021-27568 json-smart v2 through v2.4

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Issue Steps to Reproduce: The json-smart.jar's can be found here:...

How to Configure Liferay DXP with Multiple IdPs (OKTA via SAML and OIDC)

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This article documents the way to configure Liferay DXP 7.x as a Service Provider working with two SSO protocols (Okta using SAML 2.0 and Google OpenID Connect). The basic configuration can be achieved within Liferay out of...

How to kill the session on browser (tab or window) close?

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Issue The user session should be terminated immediately if they close the browser tab or window. Environment DXP 7.0 + Resolution Liferay maintains the session of 30 minutes by default and Liferay doesn't provide any...

Reset Connection option is missing on the License page in DXP 7.3

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Issue The reset connection option is missing on the License page in DXP 7.3 which is available on the previous releases. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 GA1 Resolution This is a known limitation of the product that might...

Disable password verification for SSO users

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Issue When changing the screen name or email address of a user, the portal now requires a password verification. This was not a requirement for previous versions of Liferay. Environment DXP 7.3+ Resolution This is a...

I cannot create new Virtual Instance with error Screen name must not be null

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Issue When I try to create a new Virtual Instance, the portal displays the error "Your request failed to complete". The portal log shows the following error: ERROR [default...

Importing LDAP settings through osgi/config files does not import password

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Issue LDAP settings can be imported into the Liferay environment using osgi/config files These settings are imported into System Settings, and can then be configured for an individual instance in Instance Settings When...

Content-Security-Policy Header Integration

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Issue How can a CSP (content security policy) HTTP header that enables only specific external resources to be loaded in the frontend be implemented? Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution CSP is not currently...

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Header Not Used

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Issue The HSTS header cannot completely defend against man-in-the-middle attacks. However, it can be useful in defending against an attack in which an attacker establishes an encrypted connection to the application and...

Verbose Error Messages

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Issue The name of the technologies used, such as Apache Coyote, Tomcat, etc. are visible. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2, DXP 7.3 Resolution Each application is responsible for allowing its information to be displayed...

Known Vulnerabilities with Liferay AntiSamy

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The following issue may compromise the security of your Liferay Digital Experience Platform implementation. Vulnerability Information The Liferay AntiSamy app depends on third party libraries that have known...

Avoid or allow that some applications can be dynamically displayed in a page

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Issue The permissions system for an application (portlet) includes a security check when the application is going to be displayed in a page. Normally, the users should not be able to see applications if the...

Replacing NTLM SSO with Kerberos in Liferay Portal 6.2

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Issue NTLM SSO protocol has some vulnerabilities addressed by Microsoft in CVE-2020-1472 (external link), forcing to use the secure RPC connection. See also How to manage the changes in Netlogon secure channel...

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