CVE-2023-33937 Cross-site scripting in Liferay Portal
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the form name field in Liferay Portal, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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
What is CVE-2023-33937?
CVE-2023-33937 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 24 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Form widget configuration in Liferay Portal 7.1.0 through 7.3.0, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 18, and 7.2 before fix pack 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a form's `name` field.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33937?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom and liferay. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.3.1 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.1.0 | 7.3.1 |
liferay Bitnami | From 7.1.0 to 7.1.0 | None |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33937?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.3.1 or later.
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-2023-33937 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33937 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Liferay Digital Experience Platform
- CVE-2024-8980 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to CSRF in the Script Console
- CVE-2023-42496 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2023-42498 Liferay Portal Language Override edit screen and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-25147 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
- CVE-2024-26269 Liferay Portal Frontend JS module's portlet.js and Liferay DXP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Sources
Also known as BIT-liferay-2023-33937, GHSA-v6m2-j92j-2h78.