Multiple vulnerabilities in Liferay Portal

Published: 2021-08-31

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	N/A
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Liferay Enterprise Portal Web applications / CMS
Vendor	Liferay

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU56184

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Asset module in the "_com_liferay_asset_list_web_portlet_AssetListPortlet_title" parameter. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.3.0 ga1 - 7.3.6 ga7

CPE2.3

External links

https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120882492

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU56185