Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-42498
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Web applications / CMS

Liferay DXP
Web applications / CMS

Vendor Liferay

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU86674

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-2023-42498

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 Language Override edit screen within the "_com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key" 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 update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.4.3.8 ga8 - 7.4.3.97 ga97

Liferay DXP: 7.4 update 4 - 7.4 update 92

CPE2.3 External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42498


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.



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