# CVE-2011-1570: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts via message titles in Liferay Portal when using Apache Tomcat, requiring an upgrade to fix.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2011
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gjpw-cmmh-976v

## What is CVE-2011-1570?

CVE-2011-1570 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 7 May 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liferay Portal Community Edition (CE) 6.x before 6.0.6 GA, when Apache Tomcat is used, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a message title, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-2030.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1570?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Liferay Liferay Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-1570?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1570 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-1570 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Liferay Portal

- [CVE-2020-7961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7961/): Liferay Portal Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-33990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33990/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16891/): Liferay Portal Allows RCE via Deserialization of a JSON Payload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47797/): Liferay Portal XSS with `p_l_back_url_title` on edit content page (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2020-13445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13445/): Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-1570 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-1570 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 7 May 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Liferay Liferay Portal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1570/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1570/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1570
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1570
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1570

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1570/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.