Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2023-42496: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the…
CVSS 9.6 Critical EPSS 0.6% · p49
Should you act?
Critical and remotely reachable
No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.6%, percentile 49: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs a user to click or open something. Phishing makes that realistic, but it is not wormable.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom(Maven) >= 7.3.3, <= 7.4.3.97, fixed in 7.4.3.98;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.4.10.ep1, <= 7.4.13.u92, no fixed version listed;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.3.10.ep3, < 7.3.10.u34, fixed in 7.3.10.u34;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 2023.Q3, < 2023.Q3.6, fixed in 2023.Q3.6. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the comliferayrolesadminwebportletRolesAdminPortlettabs2 parameter.
From the GitHub advisory
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the add assignees to a role page in Liferay Portal 7.3.3 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, 7.4 GA through update 92, and 7.3 before update 34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the comliferayrolesadminwebportletRolesAdminPortlettabs2 parameter.
Weakness type: CWE-79.
Product: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) · Assigned by: Liferay · Published: 2024-02-21
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.3.3, <= 7.4.3.97 | 7.4.3.98 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.4.10.ep1, <= 7.4.13.u92 | none listed |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.3.10.ep3, < 7.3.10.u34 | 7.3.10.u34 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 2023.Q3, < 2023.Q3.6 | 2023.Q3.6 |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Portal | 7.3.3 <= 7.4.3.97 |
| Liferay | DXP | 2023.q3.1 <= 2023.q3.5, 7.4.13 <= 7.4.13.u92, 7.3.10 <= 7.3.10-dxp-33 |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay | 3.1 | 9.6 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
- Attack complexity: low
- Privileges required: none (no login)
- User interaction: required (a user must click/open something)
- Scope: changed (can affect other components)
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Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 49.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by Liferay
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-54pv-r62j-9qqc published (critical)
- — CVE record last updated
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vendor and project advisories, patches
- liferay.dev liferay.dev
Vulnerability records
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-54pv-r62j-9qqc github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2023-42496 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2023-42496 nvd.nist.gov