CVE-2023-40191 Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the Blocked Email Domains field in Liferay Portal instance settings.
- 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-2023-40191?
CVE-2023-40191 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liferay Digital Experience Platform, published on 21 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the instance settings for Accounts in Liferay Portal 7.4.3.44 through 7.4.3.97, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q3 before patch 6, and 7.4 update 44 through 92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the “Blocked Email Domains” text field
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40191?
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 2023.Q3 | 2023.Q3.6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 2023.Q3 | 2023.Q3.6 |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.13.u44 to 7.4.13.u92 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom Maven | From 7.4.13.u44 to 7.4.13.u92 | None |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.4.3.44 | 7.4.3.98 |
com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom Maven | From 7.4.3.44 | 7.4.3.98 |
Products include Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Liferay Liferay Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40191?
Upgrade com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to 2023.Q3.6 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-2023-40191 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40191 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-468x-frcm-ghx6.