Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Liferay Portal and DXP Products
CVE-2023-37940

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Liferay
Status
Portal
Dxp
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 December 2024

What is CVE-2023-37940?

CVE-2023-37940 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Liferay Portal versions 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.87, and Liferay DXP versions 7.4 GA through update 87, 7.3 GA through update 29, as well as older unsupported versions. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML into a service access policy's 'Service Class' text field via a specially crafted payload. If exploited, this flaw could lead to unauthorized access, data theft, and various malicious activities, making it imperative for organizations using affected versions to apply the necessary patches immediately.

Affected Version(s)

DXP 7.0.10

DXP 7.1.10

DXP 7.2.10

References

https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

milCERT AT
Abderrahmane BOUNHIDJA
.