CVE-2017-17868 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Portal allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via public render parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-17868?
CVE-2017-17868 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Liferay Portal, published on 23 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Liferay Portal 6.1.0, the tags section has XSS via a Public Render Parameter (p_r_p) value, as demonstrated by p_r_p_564233524_tag.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17868?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-17868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-16891 Liferay Portal Allows RCE via Deserialization of a JSON Payload
- CVE-2023-47797 Liferay Portal XSS with `p_l_back_url_title` on edit content page
- CVE-2020-13445 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37m5-593h-89wf.