Cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU82087

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42497

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 on the Export for Translation page in the "_com_liferay_translation_web_internal_portlet_TranslationPortlet_redirect" parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link 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 DXP: 7.4 update 9 - 7.4 update 85

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.4.3.4 ga4 - 7.4.3.85 ga85

External links

http://liferay.dev:443/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42497

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.