XXE attack in Liferay Enterprise Portal - #VU16017
Published: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16017
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE-attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file when default configuration. A remote attacker can conduct XXE-attack via XSL templates in XSL Content and Web Content.
Affected software
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Remediation
Update to version 7.1.1.
Liferay Enterprise Portal - update to 7.1.1