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CVE-2023-47797: Liferay Portal XSS with `p_l_back_url_title` on edit content page
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on a content page’s edit page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.94 through 7.4.3.95 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the plbackurltitle parameter.
CVSS 9.6 Critical EPSS 0.7% · p50
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 0.7%, percentile 50: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (moderate). 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) >= 7.4.3.94, < 7.4.3.96, fixed in 7.4.3.96. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on a content page’s edit page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.94 through 7.4.3.95 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the plbackurltitle parameter.
From the GitHub advisory
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on a content page’s edit page in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.94 through 7.4.3.95 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the plbackurltitle parameter.
Weakness type: CWE-79.
Product: com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom (Maven) · Assigned by: Liferay · Published: 2023-11-17
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.4.3.94, < 7.4.3.96 | 7.4.3.96 |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Portal | 7.4.3.94 <= 7.4.3.95 |
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): 0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 50.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by Liferay
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-v32m-pf9q-p3xg 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-v32m-pf9q-p3xg github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2023-47797 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2023-47797 nvd.nist.gov