Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2023-42627: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to XSS in the Commerce Module
Multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Commerce module in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 through 7.4.3.91, and Liferay DXP 7.3 update 33 and earlier, and 7.4 before update 92 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a (1) Shipping Name, (2)…
CVSS 9.6 Critical EPSS 2.8% · p86
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 2.8%, percentile 86: FIRST’s model estimates a 2.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (elevated). 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.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.address.content.web(Maven) < 4.0.35, fixed in 4.0.35;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.3.0, <= 7.3.10.u33, no fixed version listed;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.13.u92, no fixed version listed. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
Multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Commerce module in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 through 7.4.3.91, and Liferay DXP 7.3 update 33 and earlier, and 7.4 before update 92 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a (1) Shipping Name, (2) Shipping Phone Number, (3) Shipping Address, (4) Shipping Address 2, (5) Shipping Address 3, (6) Shipping Zip, (7) Shipping City, (8) Shipping Region (9), Shipping Country, (10) Billing Name, (11) Billing Phone Number, (12) Billing Address, (13) Billing Address 2, (14) Billing Address 3, (15) Billing Zip, (16) Billing City, (17) Billing Region, (18) Billing Country, or (19) Region Code.
From the GitHub advisory
Multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Commerce module before 4.0.35 from Liferay Portal (7.3.5 through 7.4.3.91), and Liferay DXP 7.3 update 33 and earlier, and 7.4 before update 92 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a (1) Shipping Name, (2) Shipping Phone Number, (3) Shipping Address, (4) Shipping Address 2, (5) Shipping Address 3, (6) Shipping Zip, (7) Shipping City, (8) Shipping Region (9), Shipping Country, (10) Billing Name, (11) Billing Phone Number, (12) Billing Address, (13) Billing Address 2, (14) Billing Address 3, (15) Billing Zip, (16) Billing City, (17) Billing Region, (18) Billing Country, or (19) Region Code.
Weakness type: CWE-79.
Product: com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.address.content.web (Maven) · Assigned by: Liferay · Published: 2023-10-17
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.commerce:com.liferay.commerce.address.content.web | < 4.0.35 | 4.0.35 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.3.0, <= 7.3.10.u33 | none listed |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.13.u92 | none listed |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | DXP | 7.3.10 <= 7.3.10.*, 7.4.13 <= 7.4.13.u91 |
| Liferay | Portal | 7.3.5 <= 7.4.3.91 |
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)
CVSS measures how bad a flaw is if exploited, not how likely exploitation is. Read it next to the exploitation data below.
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 total.
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 2.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 86.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by Liferay
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qp68-5v39-r869 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-qp68-5v39-r869 github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2023-42627 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2023-42627 nvd.nist.gov
Other references from the CVE record and advisory
- pentagrid.ch pentagrid.ch