Stored cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU82177

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42627

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 Commerce module. 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.

The vulnerability affects the following fields:

• Shipping Name
• Shipping Phone Numbe
• Shipping Address
• Shipping Address 2
• Shipping Address 3
• Shipping Zip
• Shipping City
• Shipping Region
• Shipping Country
• Billing Name
• Billing Phone Number
• Billing Address
• Billing Address 2
• Billing Address 3
• Billing Zip
• Billing City
• Billing Region
• Billing Country
• Region Code

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.3.5 ga6 - 7.4.13 u86

Liferay DXP: 7.3 update 32 - 7.4 update 91

External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42627

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.