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CVE-2024-26269: Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module's portlet.js in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.37, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 38, 7.3 before update 11, 7.2 before fix pack 20, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor…
CVSS 9.6 Critical EPSS 0.6% · p46
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 46: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 46% 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) >= 7.2.0, <= 7.4.3.37, fixed in 7.4.3.38;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.4.13.u1, < 7.4.13.u38, fixed in 7.4.13.u38;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.3.10.ep3, < 7.3.10.u11, fixed in 7.3.10.u11;com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom(Maven) >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp20, fixed in 7.2.10.fp20. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module's portlet.js in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.37, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 38, 7.3 before update 11, 7.2 before fix pack 20, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor (hash) part of a URL.
From the GitHub advisory
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend JS module's portlet.js in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.37, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 38, 7.3 before update 11, 7.2 before fix pack 20, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor (hash) part of a URL.
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 | >= 7.2.0, <= 7.4.3.37 | 7.4.3.38 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.4.13.u1, < 7.4.13.u38 | 7.4.13.u38 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.3.10.ep3, < 7.3.10.u11 | 7.3.10.u11 |
| Maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.10.fp20 | 7.2.10.fp20 |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Portal | 7.2.0 <= 7.4.3.37 |
| Liferay | DXP | 7.4.13 <= 7.4.13.u37, 7.3.10 <= 7.3.10.u10, 7.2.10 <= 7.2.10-dxp-19 |
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): 0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 46.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by Liferay
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-rwhv-hvj2-qrqm 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-rwhv-hvj2-qrqm github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2024-26269 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2024-26269 nvd.nist.gov