Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2023-42629: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Stored XSS in the Manage Vocabulary Page
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage vocabulary page in Liferay Portal 7.4.2 through 7.4.3.87, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 88 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a Vocabulary's 'description' text field.
CVSS 9.0 Critical EPSS 2.8% · p86
Should you act?
Critical, preconditions apply
Severe if exploited, but exploitation needs conditions that may not apply to you. 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. 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 an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes
com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.categories.admin.web(Maven) < 5.0.87, fixed in 5.0.87;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.13.u88, fixed in 7.4.13.u88. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage vocabulary page in Liferay Portal 7.4.2 through 7.4.3.87, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 88 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a Vocabulary's 'description' text field.
From the GitHub advisory
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage vocabulary page in the Asset Categories Admin Web module before 5.0.87 from Liferay Portal (7.4.2 through 7.4.3.87), and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 88 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a Vocabulary's 'description' text field.
Weakness type: CWE-79.
Product: com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.categories.admin.web (Maven) · Assigned by: Liferay · Published: 2023-10-17
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.categories.admin.web | < 5.0.87 | 5.0.87 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.13.u88 | 7.4.13.u88 |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 <= 7.4.13.u87 |
| Liferay | Portal | 7.4.2 <= 7.4.3.87 |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay | 3.1 | 9 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
- Attack complexity: low
- Privileges required: low (any account)
- 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).
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 2.78% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 86.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by Liferay
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-g44j-f8wm-6622 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-g44j-f8wm-6622 github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2023-42629 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2023-42629 nvd.nist.gov
Other references from the CVE record and advisory
- pentagrid.ch pentagrid.ch
- github.com github.com