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CRITICAL

Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting

Published February 21, 2024Updated January 28, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Language Override edit screen in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.8 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 5, and 7.4 update 4 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the `_com_liferay_portal_language_override_web_internal_portlet_PLOPortlet_key` parameter.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published February 21, 2024 (964 days ago).
  • Last revised January 28, 2025 — 343 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 2023.Q3.5 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2023.Q3.5 for com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom -->
Maven
Update com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.98 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 7.4.3.98 for com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
maven
2023.q3.1, 2023.q3.2, 2023.q3.3, 2023.q3.42023.Q3.5
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
maven
7.4.13.u10, 7.4.13.u15, 7.4.13.u16, 7.4.13.u17 (+81 more)Range-based data available
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom
maven
7.4.3.10, 7.4.3.11, 7.4.3.12, 7.4.3.13 (+92 more)7.4.3.98

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-79
    Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.6 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-42498?
Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.6/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-42498?
CVE-2023-42498 affects com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-42498 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.6

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-73x3-8mrg-5r93

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