Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affecting com.liferay:com.liferay.multi.factor.authentication.web package, versions [,2.0.42)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

CVSS assessment by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-COMLIFERAY-12008945
  • published21 Aug 2025
  • disclosed18 Aug 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-3639  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-288  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade com.liferay:com.liferay.multi.factor.authentication.web to version 2.0.42 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel via the login process when multi-factor authentication is enabled. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by submitting valid credentials and changing the HTTP method from POST to GET.

Note: The description of this vulnerability combines publicly documented information and an analysis of the code. However, the CVSS score presented is consistent with the maintainer's advisory, and may reflect information that is available only to the maintainer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1