Stored cross-site scripting in Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU76525

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33942

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 Web Content Display widget's article selector. A remote user 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferay Enterprise Portal: 7.4.3.50 ga50

Liferay DXP: before 7.4 update 51

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.50:ga50:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-33942

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.