CVE-2023-37940 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP have Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in edit Service Access Policy page
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Service Class field in the Service Access Policy edit page.
- 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-2023-37940?
CVE-2023-37940 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 17 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the edit Service Access Policy page in Liferay Portal 7.0.0 through 7.4.3.87, and Liferay DXP 7.4 GA through update 87, 7.3 GA through update 29, and older unsupported versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a service access policy's `Service Class` text field.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37940?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom and com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.0 | 7.3.10.u30 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.0 | 7.3.10.u30 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4 | 7.4.13.u88 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4 | 7.4.13.u88 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.4.3.88 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.4.3.88 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-37940?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a fixed version for your release line: 7.3.10.u30 or 7.4.13.u88.
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-2023-37940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37940 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 GHSA-px38-239g-x5mg.