CVE-2023-33945 SQL injection in Liferay Portal
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands during the upgrade process if they can modify the database beforehand, affecting Liferay Portal and DXP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-33945?
CVE-2023-33945 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 24 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SQL injection vulnerability in the upgrade process for SQL Server in Liferay Portal 7.3.1 through 7.4.3.17, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before update 6, and 7.4 before update 18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the name of a database table's primary key index. This vulnerability is only exploitable when chained with other attacks. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must modify the database and wait for the application to be upgraded.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33945?
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 7.3.1 | 7.4.3.18 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.3.1 | 7.4.3.18 |
liferay Bitnami | From 7.3.0 to 7.3.0 | None |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33945?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to 7.4.3.18 or later.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2023-33945 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33945 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-2023-33945, GHSA-g7vw-43xg-8m4h.