SQL injection in Liferay Enterprise Portal and Liferay DXP - CVE-2023-33945
Published: May 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76578
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33945
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the upgrade process for SQL Server. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
Liferay Enterprise Portal
Liferay DXP
Liferay DXP
How to mitigate CVE-2023-33945
Install update from vendor's website.
Liferay Enterprise Portal - update to 7.4.3.18 ga18
Liferay DXP - addressed in versions 7.3 update 6, 7.4 update 18
Liferay DXP - addressed in versions 7.3 update 6, 7.4 update 18