Stored cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal



Published: 2023-05-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-33939
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Liferay Enterprise Portal
Web applications / CMS

Liferay DXP
Web applications / CMS

Vendor Liferay

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU76519

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33939

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 Modified Facet widget. A remote user 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 update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.1.0 - 7.1.3, 7.2.0 - 7.2.1, 7.3 - 7.3.7 ga8, 7.4.0 - 7.4.3.12 ga12

Liferay DXP: before 7.4 update 9

CPE2.3 External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-33939


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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