Improper input validation in Liferay Enterprise Portal - #VU13061
Published: May 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13061
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Liferay
Affected software:
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Web Proxy portlet/application due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted stylesheet and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Update to version 7.0 CE GA7 (7.0.6) or later.