Stored cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU86264

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25145

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 Portal Search module's Search Result app. A remote attacker 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: 7.2 - 7.4.3.11 ga11

Liferay DXP: before 7.2 fix pack 17

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.3.7:ga8:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:7.4.3.11:ga11:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_dxp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25145

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.