CST-7217 Downloading MySQL Connector/J is vulnerable to MITM attacks

Description

In Liferay Portal 7.1.3, 7.2.1 and possibly earlier unsupported versions, the setup wizard will automatically download MySQL Connector/J if the selected database is MySQL. This download is done over a non-secure HTTP connection and is vulnerable to man in the middle (MITM) attacks.

Severity

Severity 2

Fixed Version(s)

Publication date: Tue, 09 Jun 2020 02:00:00 +0000

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